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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.
9 mar 2024 · Valerie Amos 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 Townley Grammar School for Girls and received a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Warwick (1976) and a master’s.
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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.
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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- Stephen O'Brien
31 dic 2021 · Baroness Valerie Amos has become the first black person to be appointed the Order of the Garter, Buckingham Palace has announced. The 67-year-old, a Labour member of the House of Lords, was...
Vice Chair of the UN Foundation Board of Directors; Master, University College Oxford. Baroness Valerie Amos is the Master of University College Oxford. She previously served as Director of the School of Oriental & African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London from 2015-2020.
Baroness Valerie Amos is the Master of University College Oxford. She served in the British Cabinet as Secretary of State for International Development and Leader of the House of Lords (2003-2007). She was Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs at the United Nations (2010-2015) and was UK High Commissioner to Australia (2009-2010).
