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Boutros Boutros-Ghali , 1922-, Egyptian statesman, secretary-general of the United Nations (1992-96). He attended the universities of Cairo and Paris (Ph.D., 1949). He was (1949-79) professor of international relations at Cairo Univ. A member of numerous academic and diplomatic organizations, he was present (1978) at the Egypt-Israel Camp David accords negotiations. He also served as Egypt's delegate to the United Nations and other international bodies and conferences. A member of the Egyptian parliament (1987-91), Boutros-Ghali became Egypt's minister of state for foreign affairs and deputy prime minister for foreign affairs. The first African and Arab head of the United Nations, he moved to reorganize and streamline the UN Secretariat and strengthen the UN's peacekeeping role. In 1996, after policy disagreements mainly with the United States, he was forced from office. He served as secretary-general of La Francophonie , an organization of French-speaking nations, from 1997 to 2002.

Bibliography: See his Unvanquished: A U.S.-UN Saga (1999).

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Boutros-Ghali, Boutros (1922– ) Egyptian diplomat and politician, Secretary-General of the United Nations 1992–96. He served as Egyptian minister of state for foreign affairs from 1971 to 1991.

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