Max van der Stoel
Max van der Stoel, KCMG (born 3 August 1924, Voorschoten) is a Dutch politician and former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs. He served as the first High Commissioner on National Minorities of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.
Career
Van der Stoel studied law at the Rijksuniversiteit Leiden. From 1953 to 1958 he worked for the Wiardi Beckmanstichting, the scientific bureau of the Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA) and became international secretary for the PvdA in 1963. From 1973 to 1977 and 1981 to 1982 he was the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs.
He was appointed as the first High Commissioner on National Minorities of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe in December 1992 and took up his functions in January 1993. He remained in office until 2000. Max van der Stoel is a member of the Bilderberg Group.
External links
- Averting Inter-Ethnic Conflict: An Analysis of the CSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities in Estonia - (Google cache)
- National Minority Rights Enforcement in Europe: A Difficult Balancing Act
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Max van der Stoel has been appointed on the Advisory Board of the Template:European History Educators Association- EUROCLIO.
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