Oral history interview with Boutros Boutros-Ghali, 2001
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- Name
- Boutros-Ghali, Boutros, 1922-2016 (Interviewee)
- Berthelot, Yves (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Boutros Boutros-Ghali, 2001
- Abstract
- Born: 1922, Cairo, Egypt. Education: Cairo University, international law at University of Paris, international relations at Sciences Po. Career: representative of the Arab League in Paris, Professor of International Law at University of Cairo, Fulbright Professor at Columbia University, Egyptian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Secretary-General of the UN. Themes: family history in Egyptian g overnment; activity in Arab nationalist movements; impact of 1952 revolution on family life; creation of publications on Egyptian politics and economics; growing interest in international conflicts; role of non-state actors in international relations; importance of Africa and the Nile in Egypt's security; concern for African affairs; An Agenda for Peace; controversy over Yugoslavia intervention; development as a path to peace; democratizing globalization; relations between United States and Arab world; Israel and the UN; North-South divisions; reform of international organizations; preservation of multilingualism; civil vs. international wars; Francophone world as diplomatic tool
- Collection Name
- United Nations intellectual history project (UNIHP)
- Subjects
- Arab nationalism; Globalization; Peace; Security, International; Intervention (International law); Pacific settlement of international disputes; Egypt History Revolution, 1952; United States Foreign relations Arab countries; Boutros-Ghali, Boutros, 1922-2016; United Nations. Secretary-General; United Nations Officials and employees; United Nations
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 2001
- Note (Biographical)
- 6th Secretary-General of the United Nations
- Note (Language)
- Interview is in French
- Note
- Interviewed by Yves Berthelot on May 5, 2001
- Note (Provenance)
- Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, Gift, 2009
- Language
- French
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 13683218
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-sya7-k685
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.