Word: ghali
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...argues his ideas with zest and vigor -- in contrast to the cautious, softspoken approach of Perez de Cuellar. Critics contend that Boutros-Ghali's sharp mind crosses the line into impatience and rudeness toward diplomats, who generally do not like to act hastily...
...latest slip of the lip occurred during his Sarajevo visit. Angered by a local journalist's furious denunciation of the U.N., Boutros-Ghali snapped back, "I understand your frustration. But you have a situation that is better than 10 other places in the world. I can give you a list...
Born into a wealthy Coptic Christian family, Boutros-Ghali grew up speaking three languages -- Arabic, French and English. He earned a Ph.D. in international law from the Sorbonne, then went on to a career as a professor of law at Cairo University and as a writer. He was tapped by President Anwar Sadat as a senior policy adviser and was named acting Foreign Minister when two foreign ministers resigned in protest over Sadat's historic visit to Jerusalem in 1977. Boutros-Ghali played a prominent role in the negotiations that led to the 1979 Camp David accord on the Middle...
...General's job, those qualifications clearly helped. He was also helped by being African, though black Africans preferred their own candidate. Working against him was his age, an issue he defused by declaring that he would serve only a single five-year term. Washington was initially unenthusiastic about Boutros-Ghali but warmed to him when he quickly instituted bureaucratic reforms, cutting 14 high-level jobs and putting other top officials on one-year contracts. Today U.S. officials have renewed their skepticism. "The U.S. finds him too independent-minded," said one U.N. observer. "He doesn't consult enough...
...Boutros-Ghali has his defense ready. "My role is becoming more difficult, not because of the absence of cooperation among the five permanent members of the Security Council but because of the multiplication of problems," he says. "The U.N. never before had to deal with so many big problems at the same time...