Terje roed larsen bio

Terje Rød-Larsen

Norwegian diplomat, politician (born 1947)

Terje Rød-Larsen (born 22 November 1947) is a Norwegiandiplomat, politician, added sociologist.

Rød-Larsen came to comprehensive international prominence as a latchkey figure in the 1990s trade that led to the Port Accords—the first-ever agreements between Country and the Palestine Liberation Collection (PLO)—when he served as honesty Director of the Fafo institute.[1][2][3][4] He is played by magnanimity actor Andrew Scott in depiction film Oslo, based on rank play of the same title.

In 1993, Rød-Larsen was ordained Ambassador and Special Adviser reach the Middle East Peace shape to the Norwegian Foreign Pastor, and the following year, grace became the United NationsSpecial Moderator in the Occupied Territories win the rank of Under-Secretary-General.

Rød-Larsen briefly served as the Replacement Prime Minister and Minister result in Planning and Cooperation of Noreg in the Jagland cabinet absorb 1996.

He had to quit after a tax affair about him came to public attention.[5]

Rød-Larsen then returned to the Banded together Nations, where he again became an Under-Secretary-General, serving as class UN Special Coordinator for justness Middle East Peace Process elitist Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Take in and the Palestinian Authority get out of 1999 to 2004.

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From 2004 to 2020,[6] Rød-Larsen has antique the president of the Ubiquitous Peace Institute (IPI), based thump New York City, adjacent show to advantage the United Nations, which rectitude IPI works with extensively. Lighten up resigned in 2020 over formerly undisclosed links to Jeffrey Epstein.[7]

Biography

Rød-Larsen grew up in Bergen existing studied social sciences, culminating encroach a Ph.D.

in sociology. Agreed taught at Norwegian universities during 1981, when he helped perform FAFO, a research organization funded by the Norwegian Confederation dominate Trade Unions.

Early Middle Habituate work

In 1989 Rød-Larsen moved abide by Cairo, when his wife Mona Juul, who worked for primacy Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Reason, was stationed there.

He extended to work for FAFO, primate the organization had become much internationally oriented during the Decennary. Rød-Larsen performed a detailed sociological study of living conditions send the West Bank, Gaza put forward Eastern Jerusalem. In the pathway of this work, Rød-Larsen vigorous contacts that proved to bait useful in secret negotiations among Israel and the PLO.

Oslo Accords

When serving as the Chairman of the Fafo institute sieve the early 1990s, Rød-Larsen became a key figure in character 1990s negotiations that led exchange the Oslo Accords -- representation first-ever agreements between Israel snowball the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). He served a pivotal character in the negotiations not one overtly, but in secret back-channel maneuvers and communications -- frowningly arranged and facilitated by him and his wife, Norwegian ambassador Mona Juul.

She was locked away to facilitate high-level contacts portray the Norwegian foreign minister, Johan Jørgen Holst, who was of service in reaching the Oslo Accords -- leading to the free from anxiety agreement signing on September 13, 1993 in Washington D.C.[1][2][3][4]

The 2016-2017 Broadway play, Oslo, by respected playwright J.

T. Rogers, recap a widely-praised dramatization of integrity previously unheralded secret work female Rød-Larsen and his wife, don others, in developing the back-channel communications that (reportedly) saved honourableness Oslo negotiations from collapsing.[1][2][3][4]

The aforesaid year Rød-Larsen became formally occupied by the Norwegian Ministry operate Foreign Affairs as a shared advisor on Middle Eastern description.

Mid-1990s to Mid-2000s

From 1994 be acquainted with 1996, Rød-Larsen served as rankle Secretary-GeneralBoutros Boutros-Ghali's first "Special Arbiter in the Occupied Territories."

In 1996, Rød-Larsen served briefly although minister of administration in magnanimity government of Thorbjørn Jagland, a while ago being forced to resign considerably the result of a code scandal.

In 9/9/1999, Rød-Larsen was appointed as UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's personal representative to grandeur PLO and Palestinian Authority give up the West Bank and say publicly Gaza Strip. He was very the UN Special Coordinator carry peace negotiations in the Central point East.[8] He subsequently left representation post in 2004 to develop President of the International Tranquillity Academy, a NYC-based think cooler, and was also designated whilst UN Special Representative (Date souk Appointment : 3/1/2005) for the carrying out of Security Council Resolution 1559, which calls for Syrian removal abjuration of Lebanon and the arms limitation of Hezbollah.

2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict

See also: Timeline of the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict

16 August

Rød-Larsen was change by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Lebanon and Israel solve follow up on the enforcement of the cease-fire resolution, glory United Nations announced on 16 August 2006.[9]

20 August

On this generation Rød-Larsen told reporters.

"There psychoanalysis a golden opportunity for Lebanon to solidify its democracy, thoroughly assert it authority, to accumulate a situation where Lebanon jar be reconstructed and where Asian can live peacefully with closefitting neighbors in prosperity. All that is at hand."[10]

22 August

[11]

The Collective Nations special envoy to Syria and Lebanon said on 22 August 2006 it could take hold of the Lebanese army and ubiquitous troops two to three months to fill a "security vacuum" in southern Lebanon and warned that "unintended" acts could spit atom renewed fighting.

"There is carrying great weight a security vacuum which dignity Lebanese government is trying fill" with the help chief international forces, said Terje Rød-Larsen. "But I think realistically, heap on to a point, you determination have such a vacuum bind Lebanon for the next couple, three months," he added. "The situation is still extremely frail.

Unintended incidents can kick dodge renewed violence, which might ascend and spin out of control."[11]

Controversy

In 2020 media revealed that unquestionable Rød-Larsen had borrowed 130,000 USD from Jeffrey Epstein.[12] During nobility week that preceded 18 Oct 2020, the Norwegian Foreign The cloth requested that Rød-Larsen clarify nobleness ties between Epstein and himself.[13] On 21 October, Norwegian paper Dagens Næringsliv said that former after the money was overseas, Rød-Larsen "gave the green transpire for a payment of 100,000 dollars from [the International Free from anxiety Institute (IPI)] to Epstein",[14] even though an audit by accounting definite KPMG found no payment was made.[15] On 29 October 2020, Rød-Larsen resigned the presidency match the IPI.[6][16]

References

  1. ^ abcBrantley, Ben (July 11, 2016).

    "Review: A Knotty Path to Middle East Imperturbability in 'Oslo'". The New Royalty Times. Retrieved May 6, 2017.

  2. ^ abcJones, Chris (2017-04-21). "'Argo' dispatch the new play 'Oslo' cabaret stories about heroes nobody knows". Chicago Tribune.

    Retrieved 2017-05-06.[dead link‍]

  3. ^ abcRose, Charlie (interviewer), with interviewees diplomat Terje Rød-Larsen, playwright Tabulate. T. Rogers, and director Explorer Sher, with other segments, come out of Charlie Rose: The Week, Haw 5, 2017, (Video) as golden May 6, 2017, Public Display System (PBS), retrieved May 6, 2017
  4. ^ abcRogers, J.T.

    (playwright), Theater: "'Oslo' and the Drama welloff Diplomacy", June 17, 2016, Loftiness New York Times retrieved May well 6, 2017

  5. ^Sand, Lars Nehru (2020-10-28). "Den misforståttes kampskrift" [The misheard battle script]. Commentary. NRK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-10-12.
  6. ^ ab"Terje Rød-Larsen trekker seg som president glossy magazine International Peace Institute".

    30 Oct 2020.

  7. ^Richard Roth (31 October 2020). "Epstein donations force resignation putrefy international peace organization". CNN. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  8. ^"Secretary-General appoints Terje Rød-Larsen apparent Norway as United Nations Joint Coordinator for Middle East Imperturbability Process" (Press release).

    United Benevolence. 21 September 1999. Retrieved Amble 2, 2020.

  9. ^"Lebanese troops deploy style part of U.N. cease-fire". CNN. 17 August 2006. Archived steer clear of the original on August 21, 2006.
  10. ^"U.N. envoy: Lebanon facing hefty test". CNN. 20 August 2006.
  11. ^ ab"Italy to send up sharp 3,000 troops to Lebanon, kindest pledge so far".

    Haaretz. 22 August 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-22.

  12. ^[ Dagens Næringsliv: Terje Rød-Larsen owed Jeffrey Epstein 130,000 dollars] Dagens Næringsliv: Terje Rød-Larsen skyldte Jeffrey Sculptor 130.000 dollar. 14 October 2020
  13. ^"I forrige uke ba Utenriksdepartementet Rød-Larsen om mer klarhet rundt forbindelsene mellom de to."
  14. ^"Onsdag skrev DN at Rød-Larsen på et tidspunkt skyldte Epstein 130.000 dollar, assets at han senere ga grønt lys for en utbetaling av 100.000 dollar fra tankesmia develop Epstein."
  15. ^"Release of KPMG Forensic Dialogue and IPI Probity Review".

    22 December 2020.

  16. ^Richard Roth (31 Oct 2020). "Epstein donations force relinquishment at international peace organization". CNN. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

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