Pérez de Cuéllar
Americannoun
noun
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Picco represented Pérez de Cuéllar in negotiations between New Zealand and France after the Greenpeace flagship Rainbow Warrior was sunk by French secret agents in 1985.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
In his book, Picco describes how a longtime relationship with Pérez de Cuéllar took him to Afghanistan when his mentor got the “thankless Afghan brief” after the Dec. 26, 1979, Soviet invasion.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2024
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, the United Nations secretary-general who brokered a historic cease-fire between Iran and Iraq in 1988, died at the age of 100.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 4, 2021
During his decade as UN chief, Pérez de Cuéllar would earn a reputation more for diligent, quiet diplomacy than charisma.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 5, 2020
At a news conference in Washington last week, Gerhard implied that Nazi Hunter Simon Wiesenthal and Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, the current U.N.
From Time Magazine Archive
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