Peter Maurer, PhD Biography
- Title:
- President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
- Position:
- None Found to the question "Is a Two-State Solution (Israel and Palestine) an Acceptable Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?"
- Reasoning:
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No position found as of Aug. 10, 2015
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- President, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), July 1, 2012-present
- Member, Standing Committee of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent
- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs, Jan. 2010-2012
- Chair, The Fifth Committee, United Nations General Assembly, June 2009
- Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations in New York, 2004
- Ambassador and Head of Human Security, Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs, 2000
- Deputy Permanent Observer, Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations in New York, 1996
- Education:
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- PhD, Contemporary History, University of Bern (Switzerland), 1986
- Other:
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- Twitter handle: @PMaurerICRC
- Born in Thun, Switzerland, in 1956
- Was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Basel (Switzerland) for his commitment to the service of human rights in Nov. 2014
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