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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. Before her appointment to the UN, she served as British High Commissioner to Australia.
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 ...
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26 apr 2024 · Valerie Ann Amos, Baroness Amos of Brondesbury. Born: March 13, 1954, British Guiana [now Guyana] (age 70) 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). Amos was educated at ...
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By Sarah Whitebloom. 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.
31 dic 2021 · Baroness Valerie Amos, a Labour peer and former cabinet minister, becomes the first black person to join the oldest and most senior British Order of Chivalry. The Order of the Garter is awarded by the sovereign for outstanding public service and achievement and has 21 non-royal companions.
Valerie Amos was the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator from September 2010 to May 2015, overseeing all emergencies requiring United Nations humanitarian assistance. She is succeeded by Stephen O'Brien, who began his tenure at OCHA this week.
2 ago 2019 · First-ever black College Head appointed at Oxford. The Right Honourable Baroness Valerie Amos CH PC, has been appointed as the new Master of University College, Oxford University, and will take up the post from 1 August 2020.
