Stuart Beck
Stuart Beck is an American law practitioner and a diplomat for Palau. He attended Harvard University and later Yale Law School. As a lawyer he helped negotiate the Compact of Free Association which established Palau as an independent nation in association with the United States in 1994. While working with Palau, Beck met his future wife Ebiltulik, a native of Palau, who is the mother of their four children, Emadch, Chip Uchel, Johanna Rois and Sam Demei. For his contributions to Palau, he was granted honorary citizenship.,[1] and in 2003 he accepted the post as Palau's first Permanent Representative to the United Nations[2]
He was interviewed by Stephen Colbert in 2006 as part of the "Better Know a District" series of The Colbert Report.[3] Since Palau is part of the Coalition of the Willing, this particular segment was known as "Meet an Ally."
He currently lives in Bronxville, New York with his family and their dog, Cleo.
References
- ^ http://www.pri.org/theworld/?q=node/19270 PRI the world
- ^ http://www.palauun.org/ Palau UN website
- ^ http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/182142/august-17-2006/meet-an-ally---palau Colbert Nation
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