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Ramos-Horta

American  
[rah-moos-awr-tah] / ˈrɑ mʊsˈɔr tɑ /

noun

  1. José, born 1949, East Timorese resistance leader, political activist (1975–99) during Indonesian occupation, and foreign minister from independence in 2000 to 2006; president 2007–12: Nobel Peace Prize 1996.


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Last year, when Jose Ramos-Horta was inaugurated as East Timor's fifth president since the country's independence in 2002, the Nobel laureate pledged to forge closer relations with China, especially in energy, agriculture and infrastructure.

From Reuters ● Sep. 23, 2023

Last week, the shadow government’s human rights minister, Aung Myo Min, was also invited to open a human rights training program in East Timor, where he met with Ramos-Horta.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2023

Ramos-Horta, 72, who left retirement this year to clinch the country's presidency for a second time, told Reuters the dream has been long-held.

From Reuters ● Nov. 12, 2022

General Assembly, Ramos-Horta was asked about the allegations against his co-Nobel laureate and deferred to the Vatican.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 29, 2022

On Thursday, Mr. Ramos-Horta, now in his second stint as president, returned to East Timor after taking part in the U.N.

From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2022

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