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'''Riyad H. Mansour''' (born 21 May 1947) is a [[Palestinian-American]] diplomat and since 2005 has been the Permanent Observer of [[State of Palestine|Palestine]] to the [[United Nations]].<ref name="UN">[httphttps://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2005/bio3704.doc.htm New Permanent Observer of Palestine Presents Appointment Letter.] United Nations Press Release, October 5, 2005</ref> Previous to Mansour's appointment to Permanent Observer, Mansour served as the Deputy Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations from 1983 to 1994.<ref name="UN"/> In 2005, [[President of the Palestinian National Authority]] [[Mahmoud Abbas]] appointed him to succeed [[Nasser al-Qudwa]] as Permanent Observer for Palestine to the UN.<ref>[http://palestineun.org/mission-team/former-ambassadors/ Former Ambassadors, Permanent Observer Mission Of The State of Palestine to the United Nations, (Retrieved 21 December 2014).]</ref> Under Mansour, the [[Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations|Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations]] changed from being an "entity" to being a "[[United Nations General Assembly observers|non-Member Observer State]]" on 29 November 2012.<ref>[httphttps://www.un.org/press/en//2012/121127_Palestine.doc.htm Press Conference by Permanent Observer of Palestine], [[United Nations]] (November 27, 2012).</ref><ref>[http://webtv.un.org/watch/ambassador-riyad-mansour-permanent-observer-mission-of-palestine-to-the-united-nations-press-conference/1992767007001 Ambassador Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations - Press Conference], UN Web TV, (November 27, 2012).</ref><ref>[httphttps://www.un.org/press/en/2012/ga11317.doc.htmGeneralhtm General Assembly Votes Overwhelmingly to Accord Palestine ‘Non-Member Observer State’ Status" in United Nations], United Nations, (29 November 2012).</ref>

Mansour's father moved to the United States in the 1950s as a refugee and became a steelworker in Ohio. He later sent for his seven children from the West Bank, including Riyad,<ref>New York Times,"Son of an Ohio Steelworker, Now Palestinian Envoy to the U.N.", Rick Gladstone, 28 June 2019, [https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/world/middleeast/palestinian-envoy-un-ohio-steelworker.html]</ref> who was born on 21 May 1947. The [[Palestinian refugee|refugee]] family lived in [[Ramallah]], [[MandatoryOccupied PalestineWest Bank]].<ref name="PAL"/> He has a Ph.DBachelor inof CounsellingArts fromdegree thein [[Universityphilosophy of Akron]],and a Master of Science degree in Educationeducation Counselling,counselling andfrom a[[Youngstown BachelorState ofUniversity]], Artsand degreea Ph.D in Philosophycounselling from the [[YoungstownUniversity Stateof UniversityAkron]].<ref name="PAL">[http://palestineun.org/mission-team/ambassador/ Ambassador, Permanent Observer Mission Of The State of Palestine to the United Nations, (Retrieved December 21, 2014).]</ref> In 2002, Mansour served as an adjunct professor in the Political Science Department at the [[University of Central Florida]].<ref name="PAL"/>

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