Kurt Josef Waldheim was an Austrian politician and diplomat. Waldheim was the Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1972 to 1981 and president of Austria from 1986 to 1992. While he was running for the latter office in the 1986 election,the revelation of his service in Greece and Yugoslavia,and participation in Nazi atrocities,as an intelligence officer in Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht during World War II,raised international controversy.
The United Nations Secretariat is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN),The secretariat is the UN's executive arm. The secretariat has an important role in setting the agenda for the deliberative and decision-making bodies of the UN,and the implementation of the decision of these bodies. The secretary-general,who is appointed by the General Assembly,is the head of the secretariat.
Diplomatic rank is a system of professional and social rank used in the world of diplomacy and international relations. A diplomat's rank determines many ceremonial details,such as the order of precedence at official processions,table seatings at state dinners,the person to whom diplomatic credentials should be presented,and the title by which the diplomat should be addressed.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) is the department of the Australian federal government responsible for foreign policy and relations,international aid,consular services and trade and investment. Australia's total official development assistance (ODA) decreased in 2022 due to differences in Australia's financial year reporting and the timing of its COVID-19-related expenditure,representing 0.19% of gross national income (GNI).
Patricia Espinosa Cantellano is a Mexican diplomat who served as the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change from 2016 to 2022. She was Secretary of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of President Felipe Calderón;and served as Mexican Ambassador to Austria,Germany,Slovenia and Slovakia. Because of her diplomatic career,she was appointed Ambassador Emeritus of Mexico in 2012.
Kiyotaka Akasaka is the former United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information. He was appointed to the position by the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in February 2007. Akasaka also served as Coordinator for Multilingualism in the UN Secretariat. He completed his appointment at the UN in March 2012 and was succeeded by Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal of Austria.
Angela Kane is a German diplomat and was formerly the UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs and Under-Secretary-General for Management in the United Nations.
Choi Young-jin is a South Korean career diplomat who served as South Korean Ambassador to the United States from 2012 to 2013,when he was succeeded by Ahn Ho-young.
Lamberto Zannier is an Italian diplomat and lawyer.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs,abbreviated KLN,is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for foreign affairs,Malaysian diaspora,foreigners in Malaysia,diplomacy,foreign relations,counter terrorism,bilateral affairs,multilateral affairs,ASEAN,international protocol,consular services,maritime affairs,and chemical weapons. It is currently based in Putrajaya. It is also widely known as Wisma Putra,which is also the name of its building in Putrajaya.
The official languages of the United Nations are the six languages used in United Nations (UN) meetings and in which the UN writes all its official documents.
Sameh Hassan Shoukry(Arabic:سامحشكري;born 20 October 1952) is an Egyptian diplomat who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2014. Previously,Shoukry served as the Ambassador of Egypt to the United States from 2008 to 2012.
Albert Rohan,Duke of Bouillon and Duke of Montbazon was an Austrian diplomat. He served as Secretary General (Generalsekretär) of the Austrian Ministry from 1996 to 2001.
Martin Eichtinger is an Austrian diplomat,lawyer and former politician. From March 2018 to March 2023,Martin Eichtinger served as a Member of the Regional Government of Lower Austria responsible for Housing,Labour and International Relations. After completing his term of office,he returned to the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs. He is currently Special Envoy and Coordinator for Austria's neighborhood policy and the foreign policy dimension of the Danube Region.
Movses Abelian is an Armenian-Georgian diplomat and United Nations official. In June 2019,the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed him as Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management. He additionally appointed him,on 3 September 2019,as UN Coordinator for Multilingualism.
The Department of Home Affairs is the Australian Government interior ministry with responsibilities for national security,law enforcement,emergency management,border control,immigration,refugees,citizenship,transport security and multicultural affairs. The portfolio also includes federal agencies such as the Australian Border Force and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. The Home Affairs portfolio reports to the Minister for Home Affairs,currently held by Clare O'Neil,and was led by the Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs,Mike Pezzullo,until his sacking in November 2023 for breaching the code of conduct. In 2022,the Australian Federal Police,Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and Australian Transaction and Analysis Center were de-merged from the department and moved to the Attorney General portfolio.
Jan Kickert is an Austrian diplomat,currently serving as Austrian Ambassador in Rome.
Leena Al-Hadid is a Jordanian diplomat,ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Austria,the Czech Republic,Slovakia,Hungary,and Slovenia. She also serves as Jordan's permanent representative to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and the United Nations in Vienna. In 2018–2019,she was the elected chairperson of the International Atomic Energy Agency's board of governors.
Karl Nehammer is an Austrian politician who is the 32nd and current chancellor of Austria since 6 December 2021. A member of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP),he previously was Minister of the Interior from 2020 to 2021,general secretary of the ÖVP from 2018 to 2020,as well as a member of the National Council from 2017 to 2020. Nehammer assumed the chancellorship as the successor of Alexander Schallenberg,who resigned to return as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Varuzhan Nersesyan is an Armenian diplomat who is currently the ambassador of Armenia to the United Kingdom. Prior to this,he has served as the ambassador to the United States from November 2018 to July 2021. He was appointed an ambassador to United Kingdom on 16 July 2021.
