Minister of State
for External Affairs
Member of Parliament
for Thiruvananthapuram
At Present:
A man who has straddled many spheres, Dr. Shashi Tharoor is currently the Minister of Parliament from the constituency of Thiruvananthapuram and also the Minister of State for External Affairs in the Government of India.
The Beginning:
The son of proud parents Chandran and Lily Tharoor, Shashi was born
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Shashi Tharoor is currently United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information and has led the Department of Public Information since January 2001. In this capacity, he has directed the reform of one of the larger Departments in the Secretariat, with some 750 staff and field offices in 63 countries
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In short, Shashi Tharoor is:
a visionary leader who has shown the ability to inspire staff and achieve reform;
an experienced hands-on manager with a proven track record of delivering results;
a professional with a unique background spanning refugee, humanitarian, peace-keeping and political endeavors, as well as first-hand experience of the complexities of
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Sept. 4, 2006 issue - The United Nations is a 20th-century organization facing a 21st-century challenge�an institution with impressive achievements but also haunting failures, one that mirrors not just the world's hopes but its inequalities and disagreements, and most important, one that has changed but needs to change further.
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“THE FUTURE OF THE UN”
Text prepared for delivery
JULY 2006, NEW YORK
[The following text was the basis for remarks delivered by Shashi Tharoor, candidate for UN Secretary-General, at meetings of the five Regional Groups of the United Nations. While there were linguistic variations –
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2 October 2006
THAROOR: Good afternoon, everyone. I've just written to Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon to express my warmest congratulations on the outcome of today's poll in the Security Council. It is clear that he will be our next secretary general.
It's a great honor and
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The website www.UNSGselection.org forwarded a questionnaire to all candidates with the following note:
The following questions are intended to elicit information on your qualifications, vision, and priority goals as a Secretary-General candidate. In formulating this questionnaire, we have given consideration to areas of particular concern to global civil society groups. The
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Following the results of the first straw poll in the Security Council that showed Shashi Tharoor, with 10 votes, come a close second to South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-Moon (with 12), the Indian candidate issued the following statement:
"Considering I've entered the
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Ministry of External Affairs, India: Announcement of the candidature of Mr. Shashi Tharoor for UN Secretary General
June 15, 2006
Official Spokesperson: Good Evening. I have a number of issues from my side to talk about. First, an announcement…
India strongly supports the principle of regional
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