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Valerie Ann Amos, Baroness Amos, LG, CH, PC (born 13 March 1954) is a British Labour Party politician and diplomat who served as the eighth UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.
It is not the sort of telephone call you receive every day, says a slightly stunned Baroness (Valerie) Amos, the Master of University College, who appears surprised by the call she received, inviting her to become a Lady Companion of the 674-year old Most Noble Order of the Garter.
Valerie Ann Amos, baronessa Amos, è una politica e diplomatica britannica. Ha prestato servizio come sottosegretario generale delle Nazioni Unite per gli affari umanitari e coordinatore dei soccorsi di emergenza e in precedenza come alto commissario britannico in Australia. È stata creata pari a vita nel 1997 e ha ricoperto gli ...
Valerie Amos (born March 13, 1954, British Guiana [now Guyana]) is a British politician, the first woman of African descent to serve in a British cabinet and as leader of the House of Lords (2003–07).
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31 dic 2021 · Baroness Valerie Amos has become the first black person to be appointed the Order of the Garter, Buckingham Palace has announced. The 67-year-old, a Labour member of the House of Lords, was...
31 dic 2021 · The Queen has appointed the first black person to the Order of the Garter, Buckingham Palace has announced. Baroness Valerie Amos, 67, a Labour member of the House of Lords, was also the...
She became the first black woman to sit in the British Cabinet as Secretary of State for International Development. Baroness Amos became Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council in October 2003 and served as UK High Commissioner to Australia before joining the UN.
