Oral history interview with Guido de Marco, 2001
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- Name
- De Marco, Guido, 1931-2010 (Interviewee)
- Berthelot, Yves (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Guido de Marco, 2001
- Abstract
- Early years: Italy during WWII; interest in international law and politics during Nuremberg trials; involvement in Nationalist Party politics during college, head of committee of nationalist students; studied economics, philosophy, and Italian at university; influenced by National Party leaders, Dr. Enrico Mizzi and Sir Ugo Misfud, F.D.R., and U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld. Career: 1955 becomes lawyer; 1966 enters parliament; 1967-1987 Malta's representative to the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe; May 1990 appointed foreign minister; September 1990 appointed President of UN General Assembly; Philosophy and Views: Hungarian Revolt in October 1956 revealed power and influence of the Iron Curtain; opposed Maltese integration with U.K.; economic vision shaped by social market economy model of Keynes; security in the Mediterranean linked to Europe; supports creation of UN Trusteeship Council and Council of the Mediterranean to bridge North-South cultural divide; Malta as a neutral state in the EU; International Criminal Court should examine human rights violations and criminal justice issues; reformed organization and schedule of UN General Assembly; interested in developing countries and global poverty
- Collection Name
- United Nations intellectual history project (UNIHP)
- Subjects
- Security, International; National security--Mediterranean Region; Keynesian economics; Neutrality; Human rights; Poverty--International cooperation; Poverty--Developing countries; Hungary History Revolution, 1956; Malta Politics and government 20th century; De Marco, Guido, 1931-2010; United Nations Officials and employees; United Nations. General Assembly; Council of Europe. Consultative Assembly; Malta. Parlament
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 2001
- Note (Biographical)
- Under-Secretary General, United Nations
- Note
- Interviewed by Yves Berthelot on July 24, 2001
- 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
- Catalog Record
- 13683809
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-qdgx-2438
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.