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Sir Mark Malloch Brown KCMG (born 1953 in England), a British national, was briefly United Nations Deputy Secretary-General. His term of office began on 1 April 2006 and ended on 31 December 2006, when he was succeeded by Asha-Rose Migiro of Tanzania. He is a former journalist, development specialist, and communications consultant. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 562 Ã— 599 pixelsFull resolution (1924 Ã— 2052 pixel, file size: 456 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Copyright : Guy Goossens - Belgian Senate (http://www. ... In 1997, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan announced a series of reforms at the United Nations, including the creation of the post of Deputy Secretary-General who would handle many of the administrative responsibilities, help manage Secretariat operations, and ensure coherence of activities and programmes. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Louise FrÃ©chette (born July 16, 1946 in Montreal) is the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations and a long-time Canadian diplomat and public servant. ... Asha-Rose Migiro is the foreign minister of Tanzania. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... In 1997, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan announced a series of reforms at the United Nations, including the creation of the post of Deputy Secretary-General who would handle many of the administrative responsibilities, help manage Secretariat operations, and ensure coherence of activities and programmes. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Asha-Rose Migiro is the foreign minister of Tanzania. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Early life and education

Malloch Brown allegedly grew up in Zimbabwe the son of a former South African diplomat. He was educated at Marlborough College, and earned a First Class Honours Degree in History from Magdalene College, Cambridge and a Master's Degree in Political Science from the University of Michigan. He is an only child but has four children (Madison, Isobel, George and Phoebe) with his wife Patricia. Marlborough College is a British boarding school in the county of Wiltshire, founded in 1843 for the education of the sons of Church of England clergy, although it now accepts both boys and girls of all beliefs. ... Full name The College of Saint Mary Magdalene Motto Garde ta Foy Keep your Faith Named after Mary Magdalene Previous names Buckingham College Established 1428 Sister College(s) Magdalen College Master Duncan Robinson Location Magdalene Street Undergraduates 335 Postgraduates 169 Homepage Boatclub Magdalene College (pronounced ) was founded in 1428 as... The Politics series Politics Portal This box: Political Science is the field concerning the theory and practice of politics and the description and analysis of political systems and political behaviour. ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (UM, U of M or U-M) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan. ...

Early career

He was the political correspondent at The Economist between 1977 and 1979, and founding editor of the Economist Development Report. The Economist is a weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd and edited in London, UK. It has been in continuous publication since September 1843. ...

Following this he worked for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, where he worked for Kofi Annan] and was stationed in Thailand where he was in charge of field operations for Cambodian refugees. In 1983, Malloch Brown contemplated running as an SDP candidate in the 1983 UK General election but was not selected as a parliamentary candidate for the party.^[2] Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (established December 14, 1950) protects and supports refugees at the request of a government or the United Nations and assists in their return or resettlement. ... The Social Democratic Party (SDP) was a political party of the United Kingdom that existed nationwide between 1981 and 1988. ... The UK general election, 1983 was held on June 9, 1983 and gave the Conservatives and Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945. ... The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

In 1986 Malloch Brown joined the Sawyer-Miller Group as the lead international partner. While at Sawyer-Miller he was amongst the first communication consultants to use US-style election campaign methods for foreign governments, companies, and public policy debates. His international assignments included work in Peru and Colombia. Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic - President George Walker Bush (R) - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...

World Bank/UN

In 1994 Malloch Brown, who is a gifted public speaker, joined the World Bank as Vice-President for External Affairs, which included responsibility for relations with the United Nations. Logo of the World Bank The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, in Romance languages: BIRD), better known as the World Bank, is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by WWII. Now, its mission has expanded to fight poverty by means... The foundation of the U.N. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. ...

In 1999, he moved back to the United Nations where he was appointed Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) by the recently elected Kofi Annan. During his time he spear-headed a number of reforms, including following up the creation of the United Nations Development Group (UNDG),by Kofi Annan in 1997. The group, chaired by Malloch Brown as the Administrator of UNDP, has tried with mixed success to co-ordinate the activities of all the UN's development programmes. Internally at UNDP, which was facing increased competition from the World Bank in its areas of responsibility such as capacity building, governance and emergency recovery, he tried to re orient UNDP's activities (sometimes controversially, because of competition with other UN agencies who were also adapting to the demands of a globalizing world. Compared with his predecessor he improved resource mobilisation from donor countries. Perhaps most importantly he claims he was one of the key architects of the Millennium Development Goals which were adopted at the UN Millennium Summit in December 2000. The United Nations Development Programe (UNDP), the United Nations global development network, is the largest multilateral source of development assistance in the world. ... The Millennium Development Goals are eight goals that 192 United Nations member states have agreed to try to achieve by the year 2015. ... The Millennium Summit took place in the United Nations Headquarters. ...

In January 2005 Malloch Brown was appointed Chef de Cabinet to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, retaining his position as Administrator of UNDP until the appointment of his successor. Chef de Cabinet is a position in the United Nations Secretariat appointed by the Secretary General as their chief aide. ... Kofi Atta Annan (born April 8, 1938) is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1, 1997 to January 1, 2007, serving two five-year terms. ...

Deputy Secretary-General

On March 3, 2006 it was announced that Mark Malloch Brown would succeed Louise Fréchette as United Nations Deputy Secretary-General on April 1, 2006. He was the second person to hold this post in the UN's history. As the appointment is made by the UN Secretary-General and not the UN General Assembly, Malloch Brown's term of office ended with the completion of Kofi Annan's term at the end of 2006. March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (63rd in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Louise FrÃ©chette (born July 16, 1946 in Montreal) is the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations and a long-time Canadian diplomat and public servant. ... In 1997, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan announced a series of reforms at the United Nations, including the creation of the post of Deputy Secretary-General who would handle many of the administrative responsibilities, help manage Secretariat operations, and ensure coherence of activities and programmes. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The United Nations General Assembly (GA) is one of the five principal organs of the United Nations. ...

Public speaking controversies

Oil for food

Malloch Brown publicly defended handling of the Oil-for-Food Programme by the UN in general, and Kofi Annan in particular. While he countered critics that "Not a penny was lost from the organization," the conclusions of audits and investigations of the program found that at least $310 million from a budget of $1.6 billion can not be accounted for.^[3] The Oil-for-Food Programme, established by the United Nations in 1995 (under UN Security Council Resolution 986) and terminated in late 2003, was intended to allow Iraq to sell oil on the world market in exchange for food, medicine, and other humanitarian needs for ordinary Iraqi citizens without allowing...

Criticisms of the United States

On June 6, 2006, while addressing a conference in New York, he criticised the United States government for allowing "too much unchecked UN-bashing and stereotyping". He stated that much of the political dialogue in the US about the UN had been abdicated to its most strident critics, such as conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh and the Fox News cable channel and, as a result of this, the true role and value of the UN has become "a mystery in Middle America" ^[4]. These remarks resulted in a backlash from the White House and some conservative commentators, culminating in a call for an apology by the controversial US envoy to the United Nations John Bolton. Bolton added to reporters, "I spoke to the secretary-general this morning, I said "I've known you since 1989 and I'm telling you this is the worst mistake by a senior U.N. official that I have seen in that entire time."^[5] John Podesta and Richard C. Leone wrote that Bolton's comment "distorted Mr. Malloch Brown’s remarks by calling them an attack on 'the American people', and ... by conflating Rush Limbaugh and Fox News with the American people. ... Mr. Malloch Brown had to break with the niceties of diplomatic tradition to plead for such leadership. ... Mr. Malloch Brown is surely correct: the people of the United States deserve better leadership and diplomacy to represent their interests in the world’s most important international body."^[6] Malloch Brown himself rejected the need to apologise, and received the support of Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who said that his deputy's comments "should be read in the right spirit".^[7] June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining in the year. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Nickname: Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1625 Government - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City 468. ... Rush Hudson Limbaugh III (born January 12, 1951) is an American radio talk show host and political commentator. ... Fox News Channels slogan is We Report, You Decide The Fox News Channel is a U.S. cable and satellite news channel. ... John Robert Bolton (born November 20, 1948), an attorney and an American diplomat in several Republican administrations, served as the interim[1] U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations with the title of ambassador, from August 2005 until December 2006, on a recess appointment. ... John Podesta John David Podesta (b. ...

In July 2006, during the Israel-Hezbollah crisis in Lebanon, Malloch Brown said America should allow others to "share the lead" in solving the Lebanon crisis, and also advised that Britain adopt a lower profile in solving the crisis lest the international community see the negotiations as being led by the same team that instigated the invasion of Iraq. These comments again drew criticism from some American officials, including the US State Department, a spokesman from which stated "We are seeing a troubling pattern of a high official of the UN who seems to be making it his business to criticize member states and, frankly, with misplaced and misguided criticisms."^[8] Combatants Hezbollah Amal LCP Israel Commanders Hassan Nasrallah (Secretary General of Hezbollah) Imad Mughniyeh (Commander of Hezbollahs armed wing)[5] Dan Halutz (CoS) Moshe Kaplinsky[12] Udi Adam (Regional) Strength 600-1,000 active fighters 3,000-10,000 reservists[6] 30,000 ground troops (plus IAF & ISC)[13... For other uses, see Iraq war (disambiguation). ... The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ...

Malloch Brown responded in an interview with PBS: This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

When Bolton later announced his own resignation in early December, Malloch Brown made his delight clear, telling reporters, "No comment — and you can say he said it with a smile.".^[10]

Other

Mr. Malloch Brown became an Honorary Patron of the University Philosophical Society in 2005. The University Philosophical Society (commonly known as The Phil) was founded in 1853, although it claims two predecessor societies. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On December 15, 2006, he was named a visiting fellow at the Yale Center for the Study of Globalization. He plans to focus on writing a book on changing leadership in a globalized world while in residence during the spring term.^[11] December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Yale Center for the Study of Globalization, or YCSG, is a research centre at Yale University at New Haven, Connecticut. ...

Malloch Brown was knighted in the British 2007 New Years Honours List. There is talk of a peerage and role in a Gordon Brown cabinet.^[12] This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

George Soros's Quantum Fund announced the appointment of Mr. Malloch Brown as the hedge fund's vice president.^[13] George Soros (pronounced ) [Shorosh] (born August 12, 1930, in Budapest, Hungary, as GyÃ¶rgy Schwartz) is an American financial speculator, stock investor, philanthropist, and political activist. ... Soros Fund Management LLC is a privately held corporation providing financial services and investment strategies for various funds including some controversial hedge funds such as the Quantum Group of Funds. ...

References

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External links

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