U Thant
Americannoun
noun
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His success in increasing foreign aid brought him to the attention of U Thant, the secretary general of the United Nations at the time, who selected him to convene the 1972 Stockholm conference.
From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2015
“Burmese has a far poorer political vocabulary than English,” said U Thant Myint-U, a historian who also serves as an adviser to the president.
From New York Times • Jul. 19, 2015
In 1970 you were first among the 20 original signatories of the Earth Day proclamation, trailed by figures like Margaret Mead, Buzz Aldrin and even U Thant, who was then the United Nations secretary general.
From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2010
Then Khrushchev grasped eagerly at a suggestion by U Thant, Acting Secretary-General of the United Nations, for a two or three weeks "suspension," with Russia halting missile shipments to Cuba and Kennedy lifting the blockade.
From Time Magazine Archive
The situation is not helped by Secretary-General U Thant, a far less forceful personality than his predecessor and a vague advocate of neutralism.
From Time Magazine Archive
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