Thant 1909 (2 results)

225 : 180 mm. Brustbild vor einem Mikrophon stehend. Beiliegt: Übermittlungsbrief mit eigenh. Unterschrift des österr. Botschafters bei den Vereinten Nationen, Kurt Waldheim mit Unterschrift. Ich freue mich, Ihnen anverwahrt die Fotographie von Generalsekretär U Thant mit seinem Autogramm übersenden zu koennen []". New York. 18.10.1971. 1 p. 4to.

unbound. Black and white portrait photograph signed by UN secretary-general November 23, 1964. Photograph from framed photojournalist Susan Faludi's personal collection. Please inquire for more information. Thant, known honorifically as U Thant was a Burmese diplomat and the third secretary-general of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971, the first non-Scandinavian as well as Asian to hold the position. He held the office for a record 10 years and one month. A native of Pantanaw, Thant was educated at the National High School and at Rangoon University. In the days of tense political climate in Burma, he held moderate views positioning himself between fervent nationalists and British loyalists. He was a close friend of Burma's first Prime Minister U Nu and served in various positions in Nu's cabinet from 1948 to 1961. Thant had a calm and unassuming demeanour that won his colleagues' respect.