Williams attended Sandfields Comprehensive School, Baglan in Port Talbot. He was later to use the village name of 'Baglan' in his title on entering the House of Lords as a Labour peer in 2010.
He received bachelor's degree from University College London in 1971 and a master's degree in the Politics of Developing Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), in 1973. He subsequently earned a doctorate in Politics, also from SOAS.[1] He then lectured in politics at the University of East Anglia from 1978 to 1980.
Careeredit
Lord Williams was the United NationsSpecial Coordinator for Lebanon. He was appointed by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in August 2008.[2] Williams previously served as UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and the Secretary-General's Special Adviser on the Situation in the Middle East.[3] Prior to that, he was the Director for the Asia and the Pacific Division in the Department of Political Affairs. From 1999 to 2005, Williams was the Special Adviser to two UK Foreign Secretaries, Robin Cook (1999–2001) and Jack Straw (2001–2005).[1]
He held a number of senior positions with the UN in the 1990s, including Director of Human Rights in the UN Transitional Administration in Cambodia (UNTAC) and Director of Information in the UN Protection Force in Former Yugoslavia (UNPROFOR). His previous experience ranged from working for the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the BBC World Service and Amnesty International. He was a member of the Executive Committee and Council of Chatham House (Royal Institute for International Affairs).[4] He had written widely on Asian politics, international security and peacekeeping. He had been a Trustee of the BBC Trust since 2011.[5] He had served as Chair of the Trustee Board of the British humanitarian demining charity MAG (Mines Advisory Group) since 2013.[6]
^"Secretary-General appoints Michael Williams of United Kingdom as Special Coordinator for Lebanon; Johan Verbeke of Belgium as Special Representative for Georgia" (Press release). United Nations. 5 August 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
^"Secretary-General appoints Michael C. Williams of United Kingdom as Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Process" (Press release). United Nations. 21 May 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
^"Lord Michael Williams of Baglan Distinguished Visiting Fellow, and Acting Head, Asia Programme". Chatham House. The Royal Institute of International Affairs. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
^"Lord Williams of Baglan, Trustee". BBC Trust. BBC. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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michael, williams, baron, williams, baglan, michael, charles, williams, baron, williams, baglan, june, 1949, april, 2017, british, diplomat, crossbench, life, peer, right, honourablethe, lord, williams, baglanwilliams, 2012personal, detailsbornmichael, charles. Michael Charles Williams Baron Williams of Baglan 11 June 1949 23 April 2017 was a British diplomat and crossbench life peer The Right HonourableThe Lord Williams of BaglanWilliams in 2012Personal detailsBornMichael Charles Williams 1949 06 11 11 June 1949Bridgend South Wales United KingdomDied23 April 2017 2017 04 23 aged 67 NationalityWelshPolitical partyLabourSpouse s Isobelle Jaques m 1992 wbr Margaret Rigby divorced RelationsEmlyn Williams father Mildred nee Morgan mother ChildrenBenRhiannon with Margaret Rigby Alma materUniversity College LondonSOAS University of LondonEducation editWilliams attended Sandfields Comprehensive School Baglan in Port Talbot He was later to use the village name of Baglan in his title on entering the House of Lords as a Labour peer in 2010 He received bachelor s degree from University College London in 1971 and a master s degree in the Politics of Developing Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies SOAS in 1973 He subsequently earned a doctorate in Politics also from SOAS 1 He then lectured in politics at the University of East Anglia from 1978 to 1980 Career editLord Williams was the United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon He was appointed by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki moon in August 2008 2 Williams previously served as UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and the Secretary General s Special Adviser on the Situation in the Middle East 3 Prior to that he was the Director for the Asia and the Pacific Division in the Department of Political Affairs From 1999 to 2005 Williams was the Special Adviser to two UK Foreign Secretaries Robin Cook 1999 2001 and Jack Straw 2001 2005 1 He held a number of senior positions with the UN in the 1990s including Director of Human Rights in the UN Transitional Administration in Cambodia UNTAC and Director of Information in the UN Protection Force in Former Yugoslavia UNPROFOR His previous experience ranged from working for the International Institute for Strategic Studies the BBC World Service and Amnesty International He was a member of the Executive Committee and Council of Chatham House Royal Institute for International Affairs 4 He had written widely on Asian politics international security and peacekeeping He had been a Trustee of the BBC Trust since 2011 5 He had served as Chair of the Trustee Board of the British humanitarian demining charity MAG Mines Advisory Group since 2013 6 Williams was made a life peer in the 2010 Dissolution Honours list He was created Baron Williams of Baglan of Neath Port Talbot in Glamorgan on 23 July 2010 7 and on being introduced into the House of Lords took his seat on the Labour benches He was granted a 12 month leave of absence from the House which ended in October 2011 8 and sat as a crossbencher Williams died in Britain in April 2017 aged 67 9 References edit a b SOAS alumni biography SOAS World Secretary General appoints Michael Williams of United Kingdom as Special Coordinator for Lebanon Johan Verbeke of Belgium as Special Representative for Georgia Press release United Nations 5 August 2008 Retrieved 13 March 2017 Secretary General appoints Michael C Williams of United Kingdom as Special Coordinator for Middle East Peace Process Press release United Nations 21 May 2007 Retrieved 2 March 2020 Lord Michael Williams of Baglan Distinguished Visiting Fellow and Acting Head Asia Programme Chatham House The Royal Institute of International Affairs Retrieved 13 March 2017 Lord Williams of Baglan Trustee BBC Trust BBC Retrieved 13 March 2017 MAG Mines Advisory Group About MAG Archived from the original on 6 September 2014 No 59501 The London Gazette 28 July 2010 p 14415 Lords Hansard 27 October 2011 House of Lords Former UN Lebanon coordinator dies at 67 news xinhuanet com 24 April 2017 Retrieved 24 April 2017 Diplomatic postsPreceded byAlvaro de Soto UN Sec Gen Special Representative to the Middle EastMay December 2007 Succeeded byRobert Serry Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Williams Baron Williams of Baglan amp oldid 1157620533, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
