Peter Cooke (Scouting)

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Peter Cooke
Overseas Secretary and the Commonwealth Secretary of the Scout Association

Peter Cooke served as the Overseas Secretary and the Commonwealth Secretary of the Scout Association. In 1978, Cooke was awarded the 126th Bronze Wolf , the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting. [1]

The Scout Association scouting organisation in the United Kingdom

The Scout Association is the largest Scouting organisation in the United Kingdom and is the World Organization of the Scout Movement's recognised member for the United Kingdom (UK). Following the origin of Scouting in 1907, the association was formed in 1910 and incorporated in 1912 by a Royal Charter under its previous name of The Boy Scouts Association.

World Organization of the Scout Movement international Scouting organization

The World Organization of the Scout Movement is the largest international Scouting organization. WOSM has 170 members. These members are recognized national Scout organizations, which collectively have over 50 million participants. WOSM was established in 1922, and has its operational headquarters at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and its legal seat in Geneva, Switzerland. It is the counterpart of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).

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Silver Wolf Award (The Scout Association)

The Silver Wolf is the highest award made by The Scout Association "for services of the most exceptional character." It is an unrestricted gift of the Chief Scout. The award consists of a Silver Wolf suspended from a dark green and yellow neck ribbon.

Mohamed Ali Hafez of the Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides served on the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1957 to 1963 and again from 1965 to 1971.

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Ove Holm served as Organizing Secretary and Administrator of the 2nd World Scout Jamboree, held from August 9 to 17, 1924 at Ermelunden, Denmark, and Chief Scout of Det Danske Spejderkorps from 1924 to 1960. He graduated from w:da:Gammel Hellerup Gymnasium in 1912 and was awarded the Bronze Wolf, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement, awarded by the World Scout Committee for exceptional services to world Scouting, in 1949.

Kim Kyu-young Kim Kyu-young served as the Director of the Korea Scout Association from 1982 to 1991

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Demetrios Alexatos Scout name "Rann", meaning "Brahminy kite" from The Jungle Book, served as the National Commissioner of the Scouts of Greece for 17 years, from 1948 to 1965, on the personal recommendation of king Paul of Greece, Camp Chief of the 11th World Scout Jamboree held 1–11 August 1963 in Marathon, as well as an elected member of the World Scout Committee from 1957 to 1963.

Aziz Osman Bakir served as the General Secretary of the Arab Scout Bureau.

Gamal Khashaba served as the President of the National Committee for Air Scouts of the Egyptian Federation for Scouts and Girl Guides as well as the General Secretary of the Arab Scout Bureau.

Zuhair Hussain Ghunaim from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia served as the Secretary General of the International Union of Muslim Scouts.

Christos Papageorgiou served as the Secretary General of the International Link of Orthodox Christian Scouts, and now serves as honorary President.

Sven Erik Ragnar of Alingsås, Sweden

Hassan Al-Ali served as General Secretary and International Commissioner of the Kuwait Boy Scouts Association.

Malek K. Gabr

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Jorge Maria Cui served as the Secretary General of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines from 1975 to 1980, and as a member of the Asia-Pacific Scout Committee.

Malick M'Baye, born in French West Africa, was the Executive Secretary to the Director General of UNESCO, and served as the National and International Trainer of the Confédération Sénégalaise du Scoutisme, as well as an advisor to the World Organization of the Scout Movement on its relationship with UNESCO.

Margot Bogert, a world Scouting leader, Chairman of the Board of the Frick Collection and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Sarah Lawrence College, served as the National Secretary of the United States Fund for International Scouting (USFIS) within the Boy Scouts of America, as well as a member of the World Scout Development Committee.

Thomas D. Allen served as the Secretary of the United States Fund for International Scouting (USFIS) within the National Boy Scouts of America Foundation, and as a member of the International Committee and the National Executive Board of the BSA, as well as a member of the World Scout Programme Committee.

Philip R. Cowan served as the Secretary on Scouting with the Handicapped of the World Scout Bureau.

Benoît Blanpain served as the General Commissioner of Les Scouts - Fédération des Scouts Baden-Powell de Belgique (FSC), the Catholic Baden-Powell-Scout Federation of Belgium, as well as the Secretary General of the International Catholic Conference of Scouting.

References

  1. "List of recipients of the Bronze Wolf Award". scout.org. WOSM . Retrieved 2019-05-01.