Name
Ahtisaari, Martii (Interviewee)
Weiss, Thomas G. (Thomas George), 1946- (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Martii Ahtisaari, 2006
Abstract
Born in 1937, Karelis, Finland. Lower-middle class childhood, sawmilling family, displacement by Soviets, refugee status and early interst in UNHCR. High school and college in Finland, early work with Finnish government and diplomatic experience in Pakistan and Tanzania
Collection Name
United Nations intellectual history project (UNIHP)
Subjects
Diplomats--Finland; Refugees--Finland; Ahtisaari, Martii; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
2006
Note
Interviewed by Thomas G. Weiss on July 13, 2006
Note (Provenance)
Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, Gift, 2009
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record
13683148
Also In
Oral History Archives at Columbia
Time-Based Media
Time-Based Media
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-833s-bk38
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.