Post-Conflict Countries in Transition: Reforming the Security Sector
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in englischer SpracheOne of the main problems facing most post-conflict countries is a dysfunctional security sector without appropriate political control, prone to violating human rights and often linked to organised crime. How can the societies in question and the international community cope with this major challenge?
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Antonio DE AGUIAR PATRIOTA
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations; former Minister of External Relations of the Federative Republic of Brazil, New York
| 1979 | Graduated from the Rio Branco Institute, Brasilia |
| 1983-1987 | Permanent Mission of Brazil in Geneva |
| 1987-1988 | Brazilian Embassy in Beijing |
| 1988-1990 | Brazilian Embassy in Caracas |
| 1992-1994 | Deputy Diplomatic Advisor to President Itamar Franco |
| 1994-1999 | Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations in New York |
| 1999-2003 | Permanent Mission of Brazil to the International Organizations in Geneva |
| 2003 | Secretary for Diplomatic Planning, Foreign Ministry of Brazil, Brasilia |
| 2004 | Chief of Staff to the Foreign Minister, Brasilia |
| 2005-2007 | Undersecretary General for Political Affairs, Foreign Ministry of Brazil, Brasilia |
| 2007-2009 | Ambassador of Brazil to the United States of America, Washington D.C. |
| 2009-2011 | Deputy Foreign Minister of Brazil |
| 2011-2013 | Minister of External Relations of Brazil |
| since 2013 | Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations, New York |
Hervé LADSOUS
Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations, New York
| Mr. Hervé Ladsous is the Head of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations at the United Nations. He took over from the former Under-Secretary-General Mr. Alain Le Roy on 3 October 2011. | |
| Mr. Ladsous has held an extensive number of positions in the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, since he joined in 1971. As a junior diplomat he was posted to Hong Kong, Canberra, Beijing, and the Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva. Having served as Deputy-Director General of the Department for the Americas he was appointed Chargé d affaires a.i. in Haiti. He then became Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN in New York. | |
| Mr. Ladsous served as the French Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OSCE - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in Vienna, and Ambassador of France to Indonesia and Timor-Leste. He then held senior positions in Paris including Spokesperson of the Ministry and Director General for Asia and Oceania. | |
| More recently, Mr. Ladsous served as Ambassador of France to the People's Republic of China, and as Chief of Staff (Directeur de Cabinet) for the French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs. | |
| Mr. Ladsous holds a Degree in Law and a Diploma in Chinese and Malay Indonesian from the National School of Oriental Studies in France. |
Dr. Miroslav LAJCAK
Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Slovak Republic, Bratislava
| 1988-1991 | Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia, Prague |
| 1991-1993 | Embassy of Czechoslovakia, Moscow |
| 1993-1994 | Director, Cabinet of the Prime Minister of Slovakia; Director, Cabinet of the Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava |
| 1994-1998 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to Japan |
| 1998-2001 | Director, Cabinet of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic, Bratislava |
| 2001-2005 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (later Serbia and Montenegro), Republic of Albania and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
| 2005-2006 | Personal Representative of EU High Representative for CFSP to facilitate the Montenegrin dialogue |
| 2005-2007 | Director General for Political Affairs - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bratislava |
| 2007-2009 | High Representative / EU Special Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina Gallery |
| 2009-2010 | Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic |
| 2010-2012 | Managing Director, Europe and Central Asia, EEAS - European External Action Service, Brussels |
| 2012-2016 | Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic |
| since 2016 | Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic |
| 2017-2018 | President of the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly |
Andris PIEBALGS
European Commissioner for Development, Brussels
| 1980 | Graduated in Physics, University of Latvia |
| 1980-1988 | Teacher, Headmaster, Secondary School No1, Valmiera |
| 1988-1990 | Desk officer, Head of Department, Ministry of Education of Latvia |
| 1990-1993 | Minister of Education of Latvia |
| 1993-1994 | Member of Parliament of Latvia, Chairman, Budget and Finance Committee |
| 1994-1995 | Minister of Finance of Latvia |
| 1995-1997 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Latvia, Republic of Estonia |
| 1998-2003 | Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Latvia, European Union |
| 2003-2004 | Deputy Secretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia, responsible for Latvia's relations with the European Union |
| 2004 | Head of Cabinet of the Member of European Commission, Kalniete |
| 2004-2010 | Member of European Commission, Commissioner for Energy |
| since 2010 | Commissioner for Development |
Dr. Thomas MAYR-HARTING
Chair, International Advisory Board, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna
| 1977 | Law Studies in Vienna (Dr. iur.) |
| 1977-1978 | Postgraduate-Studies, College of Europe, Bruges |
| 1978 | Diploma of The Hague Academy of International Law, The Hague |
| 1979 | Joined the Austrian Diplomatic Service |
| 1982-1986 | Austrian Mission to the European Communities, Brussels |
| 1986-1990 | Austrian Embassy, Moscow |
| 1991-1993 | Private Office of the Austrian Foreign Minister, Vienna |
| 1993-1995 | Deputy Head of Cabinet of Foreign Ministers Mock and Schüssel, Vienna |
| 1995-1999 | Director for Security Policy and Policy Planning, Austrian Foreign Ministry, Vienna |
| 1996-1999 | Deputy Political Director, Austrian Foreign Ministry, Vienna |
| 1999-2003 | Ambassador of Austria to Belgium and Head of the Austrian Mission to NATO, Brussels |
| 2002-2004 | Special Representative of the Austrian Foreign Minister for the Western Balkans |
| 2003-2004 | Representative of the Federal Chancellor of Austria in the Commission on the Reform of the Austrian Armed Forces, Vienna |
| 2003-2008 | Political Director (Director General for Political Affairs) of the Austrian Foreign Ministry, Vienna |
| 2008-2011 | Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations, New York |
| 2009-2010 | Also represented Austria on the United Nations Security Council, New York (President of the Security Council in November 2009) |
| 2011 | Vice-President of the 66th General Assembly of the UN, New York |
| 2011-2015 | Ambassador, (Head of the Delegation) of the European Union to the United Nations, New York |
| since 2015 | Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia, European External Action Service, Brussels |
| Visiting Professor, College of Europe, Bruges and Natolin |
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