Archive for October, 2006

“New Secretary-General Must Lead on Human Rights” – Human Rights Watch (3 October 2006)

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006

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Issue 24 – 2 October 2006 - Ambassador Wang Indicates Ban Ki Moon Will Be Recommended; Shashi Tharoor Withdraws

Monday, October 2nd, 2006

New York, 2 October 2006 – The Permanent Representative of China, Ambassador Wang, this afternoon told reporters that Ban Ki-Moon was the candidate that the Security Council would recommend to the General Assembly.  He said that the outcome of today’s straw poll was “quite clear” to that […]

Setting a Democratic Example: The Challenge of Selecting Kofi Annan’s Successor”, Briefing Paper from Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Foundation (September 2006)

Monday, October 2nd, 2006

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Surin Pitsuwan (Male) – Thailand, Former Foreign Minister

Monday, October 2nd, 2006

Country: Thailand
Areas of Expertise: Security, Diplomacy
Biographical information from Wikipedia
Biographical information from Commission on Human Security
Current Positions:

Until the removal of Thaksin Shinawatra’s government in September 2006, Surin Pitsuwan was a Member of Parliament and Executive Member of Democratic Party.
Member of the International Labor Organisation’s Commission on Human Security and World Commission on the Social Dimension of […]