Riyad Mansour
Riyad Mansour | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations | |
| Assumed office 17 September 2005 | |
| President | Mahmoud Abbas |
| Preceded by | Nasser al-Qudwa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1947 Ramallah, Mandatory Palestine |
| Alma mater | Youngstown State University and University of Akron, Ph.D in Counselling |
Riyad H. Mansour (born 21 May 1947) is a Palestinian-American diplomat and since 2005 has been the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations.[1] 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.[1] 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.[2] Under Mansour, the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations changed from being an "entity" to being a "non-Member Observer State" on 29 November 2012.[3][4][5]
Early life and education
Mansour was born on 21 May 1947 to a refugee family who lived in Ramallah, Palestine.[6] He has a Ph.D in Counselling from the University of Akron, a Master of Science degree in Education Counselling, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Youngstown State University.[6] In 2002, Mansour served as an adjunct professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Central Florida.[6]
Diplomatic career
In 2015, Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations accused Mansour of spreading a blood libel when he asserted that bodies returned by Israel to Palestinian families for burial, "were returned with missing corneas and other organs, further confirming past reports of organ harvesting". However, the secretary-general and the Security Council have not commented on the accusations. [7][8]
See also
- Foreign Affairs Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
- Foreign relations of the Palestine Liberation Organization
References
- ^ a b New Permanent Observer of Palestine Presents Appointment Letter. United Nations Press Release, October 5, 2005
- ^ Former Ambassadors, Permanent Observer Mission Of The State of Palestine to the United Nations, (Retrieved 21 December 2014).
- ^ Press Conference by Permanent Observer of Palestine, United Nations (November 27, 2012).
- ^ Ambassador Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations - Press Conference, UN Web TV, (November 27, 2012).
- ^ Assembly Votes Overwhelmingly to Accord Palestine ‘Non-Member Observer State’ Status in United Nations, United Nations, (29 November 2012).
- ^ a b c Ambassador, Permanent Observer Mission Of The State of Palestine to the United Nations, (Retrieved December 21, 2014).
- ^ Danielle, Ziry (5 November 2015). "Danon asks UN to condemn organ-harvesting 'blood libel'". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Israel blasts Palestinians after accusations of organ-harvesting". Reuters. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.