Spaak

American  

[spahk, spak] / spɑk, spak /

noun

1. Paul Henri 1889–1972, Belgian statesman: prime minister of Belgium, 1938–39, 1946–49; first president of the General Assembly of the United Nations 1946–47; secretary-general of NATO 1957–61.

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Spaak British  

/ spɑːk /

noun

1. Paul Henri (pɔl ɑ̃ri). 1899–1972, Belgian statesman, first socialist premier of Belgium (1937–38); a leading advocate of European unity, he was president of the consultative assembly of the Council of Europe (1949–51) and secretary-general of NATO (1957–61)

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Example Sentences

His wife Marie was the daughter of the Belgian statesman and founding father of the European Union, Paul-Henri Spaak.

From The Guardian

They idle away their time in buildings named after E.U. founding fathers — Altiero Spinelli, Paul-Henri Spaak — whom the Brexiteers confess they had never heard of before.

From Washington Post

Jean Monnet and Robert Schuman of France, Paul-Henri Spaak from Belgium, Alcide De Gasperi of Italy, Konrad Adenauer and Walter Hallstein from Germany along with other “new Europeans” determined to create economic relationships and political structures which would bind together European states in such a way as to make further warfare between them unthinkable.

From The Guardian

Anne Nelson has no definitive proof, but the author believes that the message that ran in “J’accuse” in late November 1942 may have been written by Suzanne Spaak, the courageous and enigmatic subject of her new book, “Suzanne’s Children: A Daring Rescue in Nazi Paris.”

From Washington Times

Before the 2017 publication of Nelson’s book, scant reference had been made of Spaak’s efforts in the daring rescue mission that cost her her life.

From Washington Times