Category Archives: Congo Question
Dean, Jonathan
(United States of America) Diplomat With an extensive background in the Foreign Service, Jonathan Dean entered the United Nations in 1962, first serving as Consul and Principal Officer in Elisabethville, Katanga and then as Deputy Director of the Office of United Nations Political Affairs, Department of State. He was deputy United States negotiator for the [...]
Liu, F. T.
(China, 1919-2001) Civil Servant Before joining the United Nations in 1949 and working with Dr. Ralph Bunche in the Trusteeship Division, F. T. Liu worked for two years with the Chinese Embassy in Paris. In 1960, he moved with Dr. Bunche to the Office of Special Political Affairs, where he planned and organized peacekeeping operations. From 1963 to 1964, [...]
Linnér, Sture
(Sweden, 1917 – 2010) International Civil Servant, Educator After working at various management positions at major Swedish international companies, Sture Linnér's knowledge of international affairs made him an optimal candidate to head the United Nations civilian operations in Congo in the eyes of Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld. In 1960, Mr. Linnér became Chief of the United Nations [...]
Gullion, Edmund
(United States of America, 1913 – 1998) Diplomat A career ambassador, Edmund Gullion had been appointed United States Ambassador to the newly recognized Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1961 and had left that post in 1964. He then became dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Retired at the [...]
Cleveland, Harlan
(United States of America, 1918-2008) Diplomat, Educator, Author Educator, Assistant Secretary of State, American ambassador to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), — Harlan Cleveland held many titles in his complex diplomatic career. A Rhodes Scholar, Mr. Cleveland served as Dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs from 1957 to 1961. After meeting [...]
Bellinghen, Jean Paul van
(Belgium) Diplomat Jean Paul van Bellinghen served as part of the Belgian Delegation to the United Nations from 1961 to 1962. During the Congo Crisis, he was working at the Belgian Embassy in Washington, D.C., dealing with economic matters and played a critical role in public information and with the American press. Here, in the interviews [...]
Åström, Sverker
(Sweden, 1915 – ) Diplomat Sverker Åström started his career in foreign service as an attaché at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. He served in the Swedish Mission, first to the Soviet Union and then in Kuybyshev from 1940 to 1943. He became secretary of legation at the Swedish embassy in Washington, D.C in 1946. He [...]
Schachter, Oscar
(United States of America, 1915-2003) Legal Advisor, Civil Servant Oscar Schachter considers himself as the first United Nations staff member to be given a permanent appointment. Serving as the Organization's legal advisor, from 1946 to 1953 in the temporary location in Hunter College, his assumption may not be far from the truth. Mr. Schachter served as [...]
