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November 14, 1996

U.N. Secretary-General Selection Process, 2

In a hearing on the U.N. Secretary-General selection process, participants testified on the role and responsibilities of the Secretary-Gener… read more

In a hearing on the U.N. Secretary-General selection process, participants testified on the role and responsibilities of the Secretary-General. The three panels in this portion focused on peacekeeping operations, economic development and humanitarian relief and qualifications for being Secretary-General. The questioners represented a broad spectrum of persons from U.S. and international politics. close

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M. Cherif Bassiouni Professor DePaul University->Law
Douglas Bennett President Wesleyan University

Leslie H. Gelb President Council on Foreign Relations
J. Bryan Hehir Professor Harvard University->Divinity School
Jonathan Howe Representative (Former) United Nations->Office of the Secretary-General
Jim Leach U.S. Representative [R] Iowa
Robert McNamara Secretary (Former) Department of Defense
Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah Executive Director Global Coalition for Africa
Javier Perez de Cuellar Secretary-General (Former) United Nations
Elliot L. Richardson Secretary (Former) Department of Commerce
Lionel Rosenblatt President Refugees International
Mohamed Sahnoun Envoy (Former) United Nations->Somalia
James Schear Resident Scholar Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Leonard Spector Director Carnegie Endowment for International Peace->Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Ronald Spiers Undersecretary (Former) United Nations
Brian Urquhart Undersecretary-General (Former) United Nations->Political Affairs
Simone Veil President France->Liberal Democratic Reformist Party
Richard Willard Assistant Secretary (Former) Department of State

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United Nations Association of the U.S.A.

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Program ID:: 76824-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: New York, New York, United States
First Aired:: Nov 17, 1996 | 3:12pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Nov 18, 1996 | 5:13am EST | C-SPAN 1

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Nov 17, 1996 | 3:12pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Nov 18, 1996 | 5:13am EST | C-SPAN 1

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