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Vieira de Mello, Arnaldo
Vieira de Mello, Gilda:
 
 
anxiety about SVDM’s safety
life after Canal Hotel attack
marriage of
as organizing her husband’s notes
SVDM planning to visit after Iraq
SVDM’s close relationship to
and SVDM’s death ,
and SVDM’s posting to Buenos Aires
and SVDM’s posting to Iraq
Vieira de Mello, Laurent:
 
 
life after Canal Hotel attack
life of ,
,
Vieira de Mello, Laurent
(cont.)
 
 
relationship with SVDM
and SVDM in Iraq
and SVDM’s death
Vieira de Mello, Sergio
 
 
in Afghanistan
Angola mission aborted
Azerbaijan trip of
in Bangladesh,
,
in Bosnia
 
 
on Akashi
amoral attitude of
arrival
author meeting in Zagreb
on Bosnia and Somalia as intertwined
civilians evacuated from Sarajevo by
close calls in
as Department of Civil Affairs head
as escaping criticism
on forgetting history in Yugoslavia
and Karadžić
as leaving with bitterness
and market massacre
on NATO air strikes .
on political solution required for former Yugoslavia
prisoner exchange negotiated by
retrospective reflections on UNPROFOR
as returning in
in return to normal life in
and Rose
routine in Sarajevo
and Serb attack on Gorazde enclave
and Silajdžić
as Stoltenberg’s political adviser
on UN peacekeepers escorting Serb tanks
in Cambodia
 
 
as assembling his team
as befriending the powerful book proposal on
and Boutros Boutros-Ghali ,
on Khmer Rouge resistance to Akashi
lucky suits of
Montagnards evacuated by
as negotiating with Khmer Rouge
on Quick Impact Projects
railway reopened by
refugees returned to Khmer Rouge territory .
repatriation of refugees
resentment of investment in Yugoslavia
Courtland Robinson’s critical reflections
on work of
strained relations with Akashi
tensions with Sanderson
and UN officials and Cambodian women
children of.
See
Vieira de Mello, Adrien; Vieira de Mello, Laurent
after death of
in East Timor
 
 
adaptability of
departure from
on disbanding FALINTIL
eagerness to hold elections
economic policy
as establishing relationship with Gusmão
as having to start from scratch
on humanitarian crisis following independence referendum
and law-and-order gap
on Multinational Force
National Consultative Council established by
relationships with staff
routine in
symbolism as important to
Tetum language studied by
Timorese protests against UN rule
Timorization
as training Timorese for government
UN rules hindering administration by
on UNTAET budget
education of
 
 
doctoral thesis
at Franco-Brazilian lycée
master’s degree
at Sorbonne
state doctorate
at University of Fribourg
at University of Rio de Janeiro
and human rights.
See also
as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
below
 
 
as becoming more outspoken advocate for
as compromising with governments at expense of
on importance of
as studing theory and practice of
on UN Commission on Human Rights
and intergovernmental conference on former Soviet Union
in Iraq.
See also
last day of
below
 
 
and American rule established in Iraq
as anxious to leave Iraq
appointed Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq
as arrival in Baghdad,
,
as assembling team for
Coalition attempts to search car of
Coalition refusing to share intelligence with
Dana killing condemned by
de-Ba’athification opposed by
on detainees in U.S. custody
and deteriorating security situation
diminishing influence of
as distancing himself from Coalition
on elections
on ending the occupation
on Governing Council ,
,
on Green Zone
at Imam Ali shrine
on Iraqi attitude toward UN
and law-and-order problem
learning tour
as meeting with al-Sadr
as meeting with al-Sistani
as meeting with Bush before leaving
and mutual distrust of U.S. and UN
as not speaking Arabic
on the occupation as fact
office of
on power sharing and legitimacy
personal security
relationship with Bremer
residence in Baghdad .
response to U.S. invasion
with Shiite clerics in Hillah,
speculation about Iraq role for
trip to northern Iraq
UN headquarters in Baghdad
on UN role in postinvasion Iraq
on U.S. threat to invade
at World Economic Forum meeting
and Kosovo conflict
 
 
as assembling team for
assessment mission behind Serb lines
as continuing to monitor
farewell tour of former Yugoslavia
first press conference
and Kosovar refugees
Kosovo Transitional Council set up by
Kouchner replacing
on NATO intervention
policing Kosovo
refusal to speak Portuguese with Jovanovic
as temporary administrator
as testifying before Security Council on
Vieira de Mello, Sergio, Kosovo conflict
(cont.)
UN rules hindering administration by
 
 
last day in life of
in Lebanon
 
 
as “black chapter” in life of
departure from
after Israeli invasion of
after Israeli invasion of
and Kaloush killing
as learning to live in war zone
Urquhart’s opinion of
at U.S. embassy
lessons from career of
 
 
on complexity, humility, and patience
as engaging all kinds
on fixing the international system
on flaws in the international system
on law and security first
in Mozambique
perpetrator of attack on reason for targeting
personal characteristics of
 
 
attitude toward U.S.
Buddhism as interest
desire to be liked
fear of early death
grace under pressure
obsessive punctuality
pride in Brazil
religious views
reputation for elegance
professional characteristics and interests of on “black boxing,”
 
 
as charmer of thugs
as combining personal and professional lives
contradictions in
on expectation management
on “hitting the ground running,”
languages spoken
military interests
mythic persona
note-taking on hotel stationery pads
political job sought
political negotiation as interest
popularity in Washington
pragmatism
as problem solver
as refusing to make enemies
“Sergio letters,”
as staying in touch with Headquarters
willingness to go where needed
Wilsonian leanings
relationships with women
 
 
marriage to Annie Personnaz.
See
Vieira de Mello, Annie Personnaz
relationship with Carolina Larriera.
See
Larriera, Carolina
and Rwandan refugees
 
 
charter flight to Kigali
criticism of Rwanda policies of
as feeling that mission failed
at genocide sites with Bakhet
as humanitarian coordinator
as meeting with Baril in Entebbe
as meeting with Kabila
on refugee camps on Zairean border
repatriation of refugees from Tanzania .
repatriation of refugees to Rwanda
repatriation of refugees from Zaire
as sliping into eastern Zaire
in Sudan
as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
 
 
Annan appointing him high commissioner
dissatisfaction as high commissioner
as first commissioner to meet with U.S president
plans for restructuring
plans to return to after Iraq
United Nations career of.
See also
as UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
above
 
 
Annan on irreplaceability of .
aspiration to be secretary-general
as assistant secretary-general
friendship with Casella
as Hocké’s chief of staff
Jamieson as mentor of
as joining UNHCR
as leaving UNHCR
on potential of UN
relationship with Ogata
seen as future secretary-general
seen as Ogata’s replacement at UNHCR
UN as family of
UN as nationality of
as under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs
as UNHCR Asia Bureau director
as UNHCR deputy head of personnel services
as UNHCR director of external relations

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