Article: 'A living reflection of the world....' (interview with Jean Gazarian)(includes comments on UN activities from Jawaharlal Nehru and John F. Kennedy) (interview)

Paris-born Jean Gazarian was for 26 years (1959-1985) the General Assembly's silent watchdog. Under his dark, alert gaze, fiery debates, Passionate and somnolent speeches, intricate procedural manoeuvering and more than one historical moment unfolded. As the Secretariat's Director of General Assembly Affairs, his task was to keep things moving smoothly, to make sure that the world forum's delicate fabric remained reasonably unperturbed even in the face of diplomatic wrangling, protocol snafus or bomb scares. Now a senior fellow at UNITAR, the UN Institute for Training and Research and a roving organizer of international conferences-he has co-ordinated recent meetings on ...

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