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Biographies and Profiles
Former Secretary General Kofi Annan
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Kofi Annan
Articles and Documents
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Kofi Annan: Biographical Note
A brief biography of Secretary General Kofi Annan.Outside UN, a Secretary So Social (May 30, 2002)
Some portray Kofi Annan as the "rock star of international relations." The New York Times describes his very active social life in New York as a diplomatic tool to strengthen support for the UN.1999
Kofi Annan Unsettles People, As He Believes UN Should Do (December 31, 1999)
An in depth story on the past three years of Kofi Annan's term as Secretary General at the UN, highlighting his controversial style and his interpretation of his role at the UN. (New York Times)Walking the International Tightrope (January 19, 1999)
New York Times Op-Ed by Secretary General Kofi Annan on the role of the Secretary General.Online NewsHour Focus on Kofi Annan (1999)
Discussion and links about the Secretary General and issues during his term.1998
Annan's Roots are Key to his Success (March 22, 1998)
Baltimore Sun article arguing that the Secretary General's developing world roots are key to his success.1997
Helm's Coffee for Kofi (March 3, 1997)
Nation Magazine article about US-UN relations. By Ian Williams - longtime UN correspondent and recent head of the UN Correspondents' Association.Comments on the New Secretary General (February 1, 1997)
Posted by Michael Gurstein, an article on Annan's strengths but also the complex circumstances that he faced at the beginning of his five-year term.Red Carpet But no Greenbacks, Secretary General in Washington (January 1997)
US Information Agency press summary from around the world giving reactions to the Secretary General's trip to Washington DC and his meetings with US legislators and policy makers.
