Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Stéphane Hessel, 2000.
| Creator: | Hessel, Stéphane | Project: | United Nations intellectual history project (UNIHP).
(see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | Transcript 84 pages Sound recording 3 digital audio tapes | | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NoteUnited Nations Ambassador
Scope and ContentsBackground and childhood: born in Germany, raised in France and London, soldier for French army, age 22, childhood interest in human rights, international relations, philosophy; education: Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris, London School of Economics; career: Head of Technical Assistance Service in France, 1957-59, UNDP Deputy Administrator for Policy and Evaluation, 1970-2, Ministry for Cooperation, 1974-5, French Permanent Representative in Geneva, 1976-81, UN Commission on Human Rights, 1990-2, French Representative to 1993 World Conference on Human Rights, Member of Independent Working Group on the Future of the UN, 1994-5, Member of High Council for International Cooperation, 2000; writings: "Danse avec le siécle; recollections of Spanish War, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War, Cold War
SubjectsAccess ConditionsCopyright by the Ralph Bunche Institute for International Studies, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 2000
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