Oral history interview with Boutros Boutros-Ghali, 2001

Biographical Note

6th Secretary-General of the United Nations

Scope and Contents

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 government; 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

Subjects

• Arab nationalism.
• Berthelot, Yves, interviewer.
• Boutros-Ghali, Boutros, 1922-2016--Interviews.
• Egypt--History--Revolution, 1952.
• Globalization.
• Intervention (International law)
• Interviews
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Pacific settlement of international disputes.
• Peace.
• Security, International.
• United Nations--Israel.
• United Nations--Officials and employees--Interviews.
• United Nations--Yugoslavia.
• United Nations. Secretary-General.
• United States--Foreign relations--Arab countries.

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Copyright by the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 2002