AMBASSADOR AHMAD KAMAL
Current Appointment
: Senior Fellow, United Nations Institute of Training and
Research
Past
Diplomatic Experience
:
1995-1999 Ambassador & Permanent
Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations in New York.
1988-1995 Ambassador & Permanent
Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations & Other
International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland.
(Accredited to
the Conference on Disarmament, the General Agreement on Trade and
Tariffs, the Human Rights Commission, the High Commission for
Refugees, and to all other Geneva based U.N.
Specialized Agencies like the WHO, ILO, WIPO, etc. Chief negotiator
of Pakistan in the Uruguay Round of Trade Negotiations.)
1986-1988 Additional Foreign Secretary
to the Government of Pakistan.
(Responsible
for the supervision of four divisions: (i) United Nations & Other
International Organizations; (ii) Economic Co‑ordination; (iii)
Legal & Treaty Affairs, and (iv) Africa).
1984-1986 Ambassador of Pakistan to the
Republic of Korea (South Korea).
(Established
Pakistan's first Embassy to South Korea. Initiated trade between the
two countries totaling $ 240 million annually).
1979-1984 Advisor to the Secretary
General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia.
(Responsible
at D-2 level, among other aspects, for the $ 500 million OIC program
of assistance to the ten African Sahel countries affected by
drought).
1960-1979 Various diplomatic positions
in the Pakistan Embassies in Moscow, Paris, Brussels,
and New Delhi.
Past Elective Posts Held
:
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Member of the Committee of Experts of the Perez Guerrero Trust
Fund. Elected by members of the G-77 for 1997-1999 and 2000-2002.
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Member of the United Nations Advisory Committee for Administrative
and Budgetary Matters (ACABQ). Elected by the Member States of the
United Nations for 1999-2001.
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Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations Institute of
Training and Research (UNITAR). Elected by the Members of the Board
of Trustees for 1994-1997, and 1997-1999.
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Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Islamic Cultural
Centre of New York and Chairman of
the Finance Committee. Elected by the Board of Trustees for
1995-1997 and 1998-1999.
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Chairman of the United Nations Working Group on Informatics.
Elected by Member States for 1995-1996, 1996-1997, 1997-1998, and
1998-1999.
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Vice-President of the General Assembly of the United Nations.
Elected by Member States for 1996-1997.
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Chairman of the United Nations Group on Non-Governmental
Organisations. Elected by Member States for 1997.
-
President of the Economic & Social Council of the United Nations
(ECOSOC). Elected by Member States for 1995-1996.
-
Chairman of the ECOSOC Working Group on Non-Governmental
Organisations. Elected by Member States for 1995-1996.
-
Chairman of the Executive Council of the United Nations High
Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). Elected by Member States for
1994-1995.
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Chairman of the Generalised System of Tariff Preferences (GSTP).
Elected by Member States for 1993-1994.
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Chairman of the Consultation on the Improved and Effective
Functioning of the Conference on Disarmament (CD-IEF). Elected by
Member States for 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1995.
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Member of the Diplomatic Committee at the United Nations in Geneva. Elected by Asian
Member States as their Representative for 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994,
and 1995.
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Member of the Expert Advisory Committee of the Red Cross in Geneva
for 1991-94
Publications
: Numerous publications and public speeches
on a wide range of subjects covering disarmament, human rights, and
trade issues. These include:
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“Cultural Intolerance”, (World Federation of Scientists, Erice,
August 2003)
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“Information Insecurity – a Survival Guide to the uncharted
territories of cyber-threats and cyber-security”, (United Nations,
September 2002)
-
“New Forms of Confrontation – Cyber-Terrorism and Cyber-Crime”,
(World Federation of Scientists, Erice, July 2002)
-
“The Psychology of Terrorism”, (World Federation of Scientists,
Erice, July
-
“Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Disarmament - A Policy
Framework for
South Asia”
(Defence
Threat Reduction Agency Conference, Norfolk, June 1999)
- “A
Restraint Regime for South Asia”
(Tenth Arms
Control Conference, Albuquerque, April 1999)
- “A
Global Action Plan for the Century Transition”
(Year 2000
Conference, Boston, November 1998)
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“Regional Disarmament - A South Asian Perspective”
(Tenth
Regional Disarmament Meeting in the Asia Pacific Region, Khatmandu,
1998).
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“The Chemical Weapons Convention Today”
(Bulletin of
the American Federation of Scientists, 1998)
-
“Sustainable Development - The United Nations in the 21st
Century”,
(Wilton House
Seminar Papers, November 1997).
-
“The Year 2000 Challenge - the United Nations Strategy”
(Hearings of
the Sub-Committee on Technology of the US House of Representatives,
Washington DC, November 1997).
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“The Informatics Revolution and its Impact on the United Nations”,
(AIT/BCUN Symposium, New York, 1997)
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“The Missile Technology Control Regime - Destabilising Impact on
South Asia”, (UN Disarmament Conference Papers, Sapporo, 1997).
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“The Right to Self Determination - the Jammu and Kashmir Dispute”,
(Princeton University Round-Table on Self-Determination, Princeton,
1997).
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“Habitat and Cyberspace”, (UNDP Habitat Symposium Papers, Marmaris,
1996).
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“21st Century World Government for the Guarantee of Everybody’s
Rights”, (ManiTese Symposium Papers, Florence, 1995).
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“The Regional Dimension in Conflict Resolution”, (Southern
Methodist University, Arms Control Conference Papers, Dallas, 1995).
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“The United Nations and the Crisis of Development”, (Friedrich
Ebert Stiftung Symposium Papers, Bonn, 1995).
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“Disarmament and Development: From Military Spending to Social
Development”, (ECAAR Symposium Papers, San Francisco, 1995)
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"Nuclear Non-Proliferation Issues in South Asia", (New Horizons and
Challenges in Arms Control and Verification, published in 1994 by
the University Press, Amsterdam).
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"The Non-Proliferation Treaty : Alternatives and Parallel Measures",
(Oxford Research Group Symposium Papers, published in August 1994 by
the United Nations Institute of Disarmament and Research)
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"Transparency in Armaments - A Regional Perspective" , (Disarmament
-Topical Paper No: 16, published in 1993 by the United Nations).
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"The Chemical Weapons Convention - Some Particular Concerns of
Developing Countries", (The Chemical Weapons Convention Bulletin,
published in May 1989 by the Federation of American Scientists).
Public Speeches
: Frequent guest speaker at several universities
and schools (New York University, DePaul University, Stonybrook University, Seton Hall
University, George Mason
University, Southern Methodist
University, Stanford
University, Harvard Business School, Wharton Business School, Kellogg Business School, etc.) and over the electronic
media (CNN, PBS, etc.)
Honorary
Visiting Professor at DePaul University (Chicago), Fairleigh
Dickinson University (New Jersey), George Mason University
(Virginia), Manhattanville College (New York), New York University
(New York), and Seton Hall University (New Jersey).
Founding
President of The Ambassador’s Club at the United Nations.
Honors
: Tamgha-e-Pakistan, (Pakistan Medal)
Government of
Pakistan, 1971.
Gwanghwa
Medal, (Order of Diplomatic Service Merit), Government of the
Republic of Korea, 1987.
Medal of
Honour, Kyonghi University, Republic of Korea, 1987.
Honorary
Doctorate in Public Administration, Myongji University, Republic of
Korea, 1987.
Education
: 1962, Carnegie Foundation Fellowship
in International Economic Diplomacy,
London
School of Economics, U.K.
1961, M.A.,
Fletcher
School of Law & Diplomacy,
Medford, USA.
1959,
Diplômé de l'Institut d'Etudes Politiques,
University of Paris, France.
1956, B.A.
(Honours in Economics),
University of
the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan.
Languages
: Fluent in English, French, and Urdu.
Conversant in
Russian, Spanish, Persian, and Arabic.
Basic notions
of Korean, German, and Italian.
Hobbies
: Informatics, information technology,
management science, and distance learning.
Contact Details
: 555
Main Street, Apt. 1309,
Roosevelt Island,
New York, N.Y. 10044.
Tel: (212)
963.3776 Fax: (212) 888.9010 E-Mail: <kamal@un.int>
