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Sylvie Lucas
Sylvie Lucas (born 30 June 1965) was Luxembourg's ambassador to the United States of America from 2016 to 2019, having previously served as Permanent Representative to the United Nations from August 2008 to August 2016 and president of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) (2009–2010) and the Security Council (2014)."Presidents of ECOSOC" United Nations Economic and Social Council"Economic and Social Council Resumes 2008 Session to Fill Vacancies in Bureau, Subsidiary Bodies, While Wrapping up Other Outstanding Issues on Agenda" ''US Fed News'' (HT Syndication) 12 September 2008 Education In 1988 Sylvie Lucas received a in hi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvie Lucas (photo Credits- Marc Weydert)
Sylvie Lucas (born 30 June 1965) was Luxembourg's ambassador to the United States of America from 2016 to 2019, having previously served as permanent representative to the United Nations from August 2008 to August 2016 and president of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) (2009–2010) and the United Nations Security Council, Security Council (2014)."Presidents of ECOSOC" United Nations Economic and Social Council"Economic and Social Council Resumes 2008 Session to Fill Vacancies in Bureau, Subsidiary Bodies, While Wrapping up Other Outstanding Issues on Agenda" ''US Fed News'' (HT Syndication) 12 September 2008 Education In 1988 Sylvie Lucas received a master's degree in history from the Marc Bloch University, ''Université ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alain De Muyser
Alain may refer to: People * Alain (given name), common given name, including list of persons and fictional characters with the name * Alain (surname) * "Alain", a pseudonym for cartoonist Daniel Brustlein * Alain, a standard author abbreviation used to indicate Henri Alain Liogier, also known as Brother Alain, as the author when citing a botanical name * Émile Chartier (1868–1951), French philosopher and antimilitarist commonly known as Alain Places * Alain, Iran, a village in Tehran Province, Iran * Al Ain, a city in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ** Al Ain International Airport in the United Arab Emirates * Val-Alain, Quebec, village of 950 people in Quebec, Canada Other uses * 1969 Alain (1935 CG), a Main-belt Asteroid discovered in 1935 * ''Alain'' (crab), a genus of crabs in the family Pinnotheridae * Prix Alain-Grandbois or Alain Grandbois Prize is awarded each year to an author for a book of poetry * Rosa 'Alain', popular red floribunda rose variety See also * Allain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Strasbourg Alumni
A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, the designation is reserved for colleges that have a graduate school. The word ''university'' is derived from the Latin ''universitas magistrorum et scholarium'', which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". The first universities were created in Europe by Catholic Church monks. The University of Bologna (''Università di Bologna''), founded in 1088, is the first university in the sense of: *Being a high degree-awarding institute. *Having independence from the ecclesiastic schools, although conducted by both clergy and non-clergy. *Using the word ''universitas'' (which was coined at its foundation). *Issuing secular and non-secular degrees: grammar, rhetoric, logic, theology, canon law, notarial law.Hunt Janin: "The university i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourgian Diplomats
Luxembourgish ( ; also ''Luxemburgish'', ''Luxembourgian'', ''Letzebu(e)rgesch''; Luxembourgish: ) is a West Germanic language that is spoken mainly in Luxembourg. About 400,000 people speak Luxembourgish worldwide. As a standard form of the Moselle Franconian language, Luxembourgish has similarities with other varieties of High German and the wider group of West Germanic languages. The status of Luxembourgish as an official language in Luxembourg and the existence there of a regulatory body have removed Luxembourgish, at least in part, from the domain of Standard German, its traditional . History Luxembourgish was considered a German dialect like many others until about World War II but then it underwent ausbau, that is it created its own standard form in vocabulary, grammar and spelling and therefore is seen today as an independent language, an ausbau language. Due to the fact that Luxembourgish has a maximum of some 285,000 native speakers, resources in the language lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaston Stronck
Gaston Stronck (born 15 December 1957 in Echternach) is a retired Luxembourgish diplomat. Currently he is a Business consultant in Luxembourg supporting European and US companies. He was the Ambassador of Luxembourg to the United States of America from 2019 to 2021. He presented his credentials to President Donald Trump on September 16, 2019. Before taking his post in Washington D.C., he was Secretary general at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg from 2017 to 2019. He was Director for International Economic Relations and European Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2014 to 2017. He was Ambassador of Luxembourg to India from 2011 to 2014. He presented his credentials to President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on November 1, 2011. He was Ambassador to the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and Belarus from 2007 to 2011. He presented his credentials to Russian President Vladimir Putin on 11 December 2007. Before Moscow, Gaston Stronck was Ambassador of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ambassadors Of Luxembourg To The United States
The Ambassador of Luxembourg to the United States is the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg's foremost diplomatic representative in the United States of America, and in charge of Luxembourg's diplomatic mission in the United States. In addition, the ambassador serves concurrently as the non-resident ambassador to Canada, non-resident ambassador to Mexico, and permanent observer to the Organization of American States, all of which are ambassadorial positions in their own right. The embassy is in Washington DC, and was opened by the government in exile in 1940. List of heads of mission Ambassador to the United States * Hughes Le Gallais (1940–1958) * Georges Heisbourg (1958–1964) * Maurice Steinmetz (1964–1969) * Jean Wagner (1969–1974) * Adrien Meisch (1974–1983) * Paul Peters (1983–1987) * André Philippe (1987–1991) * Alphonse Berns (1991–1998) * Arlette Conzemius (1998–2005) * Joseph Weyland (2005–2008) * Jean-Paul Senninger (2008 -2012) * Jean-Louis Wolzfeld (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joy Ogwu
Joy Uche Angela Ogwu (born August 22, 1946) is a former foreign minister of Nigeria and a former permanent representative of Nigeria to the United Nations in New York 2008–2017. She is the first woman to hold the post of Permanent Representative, to the United Nations in the history of Nigeria. Prior to her ministerial career, Ogwu, who is from Delta State, served as Director–General of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA). Ogwu has advised the United Nations on disarmament issues and has published books promoting more African ties to Latin America. She is the former chair of the board of trustees of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR). She was appointed Foreign Minister by Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on August 30, 2006. In 2008, Ogwu became the Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN in New York. Ogwu was the President of the UN Security Council in July 2010 and in October 2011. She is the former president of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The United Nations Security Council
The presidency of the United Nations Security Council is responsible for leading the United Nations Security Council. It rotates among the 15 member-states of the council monthly. The head of the country's delegation is known as the President of the United Nations Security Council. The presidency has rotated every month since its establishment in 1946, and the president serves to coordinate actions of the council, decide policy disputes, and sometimes functions as a diplomat or intermediary between conflicting groups. Role The presidency derives responsibility from the Provisional Rules of Procedure of the United Nations Security Council as well as the council's practice. The role of the president involves calling the meetings of the Security Council, approving the provisional agenda (proposed by the secretary-general), presiding at its meetings, deciding questions relating to policy and overseeing any crisis. The president is authorized to issue both Presidential Statements (subj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raimonda Murmokaitė
Raimonda Murmokaitė (born 17 July 1959) is a Lithuanian diplomat, serving as Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations since 25 October 2012, when she presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. She served as President of the United Nations Security Council The presidency of the United Nations Security Council is responsible for leading the United Nations Security Council. It rotates among the 15 member-states of the council monthly. The head of the country's delegation is known as the President of t ... for February 2014 and May 2015 and leave her post as Permanent Representative in New York in 2017. References External links * 1959 births Living people Permanent Representatives of Lithuania to the United Nations Lithuanian women diplomats Place of birth missing (living people) Lithuanian women ambassadors {{Lithuania-diplomat-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Merores
Leo or Léo may refer to: Acronyms * Law enforcement officer * Law enforcement organisation * ''Louisville Eccentric Observer'', a free weekly newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky * Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity Arts and entertainment Music * Leo (band), a Missouri-based rock band that was founded in Cleveland, Ohio * L.E.O. (band), a band by musician Bleu and collaborators Film * ''Leo'' (2000 film), a Spanish film by José Luis Borau * ''Leo'' (2002 film), a British-American drama film * ''Leo'', a 2007 Swedish film by Josef Fares * ''Leo'' (2012 film), a Kenyan film * Leo the Lion (MGM), mascot of the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer movie studio Television * Leo Awards, a British Columbian television award * "Leo", an episode of ''Being Erica'' * Léo, fictional lion in the animation ''Animal Crackers'' * ''Léo'', 2018 Quebec television series created by Fabien Cloutier Companies * Leo Namibia, former name for the TN Mobile phone network in Namibia * Leo P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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