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151: 25: 478:, which was unprecedented among UN or other international efforts to promote accountability and strengthen the rule of law. Between May 2008 and 2012, she was Under-Secretary-General for Management, responsible for a $ 11 billion annual budget, plus $ 2 billion for the renovation of the New York campus, overseeing the management of over 50,000 staff worldwide. 463:. She served as Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management, where she concentrated on the implementation of reform initiatives, integrated global management, the use of information technology tools and the re-positioning of the department as a proactive and efficient service provider. 655:
was on his killing spree in Thailand and Nepal. The couple were the first to investigate Sobhraj's crimes, eventually building up a substantial body of knowledge which was handed over to Interpol and which played a critical role in the subsequent arrest and conviction of Sobhraj and his partner
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on disarmament issues. She teaches at Tsinghua University/Schwarzman Scholars as of 2019. She is a Senior Fellow at the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. and the Vice President of the
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Library. In this capacity, she launched the UN website in all official UN languages and administered the putting in place of the online documentation system through the UN website.
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Angela Kane was married to the Dutch diplomat Herman Knippenberg, who was attached to the Dutch embassy in Bangkok in the mid-seventies at the time when the French serial killer
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In August 2021, Kane assumed the position of Sam Nunn Distinguished Fellow at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), supporting NTI's work on global threat reduction.
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which was broadcast in January 2021. Kane has stated that she was displeased by the diminution of her role in cracking the case, as portrayed in the series.
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and as political adviser to the Personal Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central American Peace Process to end the conflict in
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Member, Group of Eminent Persons for Substantive Advancement of Nuclear Disarmament, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
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Vorstandsmitglied, Österreichische Gesellschaft für Aussenpolitik und die Vereinten Nationen (OEGVN)
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She was named as new UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs on 8 March 2012, replacing
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Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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Senior Fellow, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Nonproliferation (VCDNP)
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Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
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In addition, Kane holds various positions, including the following:
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United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
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Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies alumni
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Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Management
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From 1995 to 1999, Kane held a managerial position in the
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United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
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in Washington, D.C. and in the private sector in Europe.
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Marie-Andrée Leclerc. Kane was portrayed by the actress
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Chair, Board of Directors, Dialogue Advisory Group (DAG)
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International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala
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Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
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She was awarded an honorary doctorate from the 341:Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 255:Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs 1007:Deutsche Gesellschaft für die Vereinten Nationen 1366:Under-Secretaries-General of the United Nations 566:Co-chair of the Regional Future Council on the 492:chemical weapons investigation in Syria in 2013 1104:https://mofa.go.jp/dns/ac_d/page25e_000178.htm 453:United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea 363:UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs 1356:Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni 439:She held a number of senior positions at the 403:Middlebury Institute of International Studies 8: 787:"New UNMEE deputy representative appointed" 149: 138: 56:about living persons that is unsourced or 1043:"UNU Council - United Nations University" 619:Member, Board of Directors, Arms Control 552:(UNESCO) to the governing council of the 127:Learn how and when to remove this message 627:Bonn International Center for Conversion 586:Member, Group of Eminent Persons (GEM), 675: 534:from then Foreign Minister Steinmeier. 1386:German officials of the United Nations 528:Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Austria 1266:Paris School of International Affairs 866:Paris School of International Affairs 634:Paris School of International Affairs 537:In April 2016, Kane was appointed by 515:Paris School of International Affairs 7: 681: 679: 660:in the BBC serial on Sobhraj titled 522:in Vienna In 2015, she received the 837:"CICIG - Versión antigua - Mandate" 632:Member of the Strategic Committee, 625:Member of the International Board, 714:. 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Also in 2016, Kane received the 14: 1120:www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org 1032:, press release of 27 April 2016. 940:International Institute for Peace 608:International Institute for Peace 520:International Institute for Peace 1278:Culliford, Graeme (2021-01-02). 947:from the original on 2019-04-29. 539:United Nations Secretary-General 500:declared chemical weapons stocks 430:Department of Public Information 23: 494:which led to Syria joining the 468:Department of Political Affairs 892:"Faculty & Guest Speakers" 613:Member of the advisory board, 1: 1396:21st-century German diplomats 1391:20th-century German diplomats 1220:www.securitycouncilreport.org 759:"Angela Kane | HuffPost" 498:and the dismantlement of its 416:in 1977, Kane worked for the 510:As of 2016, Kane teaches at 34:biography of a living person 582:European Leadership Network 496:Chemical Weapons Convention 482:Disarmament and later roles 389:, Germany and attended the 61:must be removed immediately 16:German diplomat (born 1948) 1412: 641:Foreign Policy Association 554:United Nations University 393:. 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United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
Sergio de Queiroz Duarte
Kim Won-soo
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Management
Hamelin, Lower Saxony
Allied-occupied Germany
Alma mater
Bryn Mawr College
Johns Hopkins University
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Dag Hammarskjöld Medal
UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs
Under-Secretary-General
United Nations
Hamelin

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