Riyad Mansour

Riyad Mansour
3rd Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations
Assumed office
17 September 2005
President Mahmoud Abbas
Preceded by Nasser al-Qudwa
Personal details
Born (1947-05-21) 21 May 1947
Ramallah, Mandatory Palestine
Alma mater Youngstown State University and University of Akron, Ph.D in Counselling

Riyad H. Mansour (born 21 May 1947) is a Palestinian-American diplomat and since 2005 has been the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations.[1] Previous to Mansour's appointment to Permanent Observer, Mansour served as the Deputy Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations from 1983 to 1994.[1] In 2005, President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas appointed him to succeed Nasser al-Qudwa as Permanent Observer for Palestine to the UN.[2] Under Mansour, the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations changed from being an "entity" to being a "non-Member Observer State" on 29 November 2012.[3][4][5]

Early life and education

Mansour was born on 21 May 1947 to a refugee family who lived in Ramallah, Mandatory Palestine.[6] He has a Ph.D in Counselling from the University of Akron, a Master of Science degree in Education Counselling, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from Youngstown State University.[6] In 2002, Mansour served as an adjunct professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Central Florida.[6]

Diplomatic career

In 2015 Mansour was accused by Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations of spreading a blood libel when he asserted that bodies returned by Israel to Palestinian families for burial, "were returned with missing corneas and other organs, further confirming past reports of organ harvesting."[7][8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 New Permanent Observer of Palestine Presents Appointment Letter. United Nations Press Release, October 5, 2005
  2. ↑ Former Ambassadors, Permanent Observer Mission Of The State of Palestine to the United Nations, (Retrieved 21 December 2014).
  3. ↑ Press Conference by Permanent Observer of Palestine, United Nations (November 27, 2012).
  4. ↑ Ambassador Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations - Press Conference, UN Web TV, (November 27, 2012).
  5. ↑ Assembly Votes Overwhelmingly to Accord Palestine ‘Non-Member Observer State’ Status in United Nations, United Nations, (29 November 2012).
  6. 1 2 3 Ambassador, Permanent Observer Mission Of The State of Palestine to the United Nations, (Retrieved December 21, 2014).
  7. ↑ Danielle, Ziry (5 November 2015). "Danon asks UN to condemn organ-harvesting ‘blood libel’". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Israel blasts Palestinians after accusations of organ-harvesting". Reuters. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
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