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Jo Einaar
Johan Friedrich Egbert "Jo" Einaar (1 January 1896 – 20 October 1977) was a Surinamese teacher and diplomat. He was an anthropology professor at Howard University in Washington DC, Dutch Consul General in New York City, and served as Minister Plenipotentiary of Suriname from 18 November 1965 until 1 July 1968. Biography Einaar was born in Paramaribo on 1 January 1896. After finishing high school, he became a teacher. In 1919, he left for the Netherlands, and studied at a trade school in Amsterdam while working for an insurance company. In 1927, he studied history at Leiden University, and obtained his doctorate in 1935 on a thesis about the British rule of Surinam between 1804 and 1816. Einaar returned to Suriname before World War II. In 1939, he was elected to the Colonial Estates of Suriname. In 1945, Einaar left for the United States to perform anthropological research for the Northwestern University. The same year, he became professor Anthropology at Howard University in Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Plenipotentiary Of Suriname
The Minister Plenipotentiary of Suriname ( nl, Gevolmachtigde Minister van Suriname) represented the constituent country of Suriname in the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has existed from 1954 until the Independence of Suriname on 25 November 1975. A significant difference between the Netherlands ministers and the Ministers Plenipotentiary is that the former ministers are accountable for their politics and policies to the Dutch parliament. The Ministers Plenipotentiary, however, are accountable to their national governments, which was the Estates of Suriname in case of Suriname. Therefore, the Ministers Plenipotentiary usually do not resign in the event of a Dutch cabinet crisis. History In November 1947, Raymond Pos was appointed deputy to represent Suriname. A better representation was needed, and in January 1949, a commission was established with Henry Lucien de Vries as commissioner. In 1954, the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands establishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |