Mona Juul

Overview

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Mona Juul born Steinkjer, Norway April 10, 1958. Norwegian diplomat mediated successful Oslo Peace Accords on Middle East 1993; State Secretary Foreign Affairs 2000-1; Ambassador to Israel 2001-4; UN 2005-10, UK 2014.

Quotations

On Ban Ki-moon: “[He is] a spineless and charmless Secretary-General. . . The result is that the UN is a less visible and relevant actor in various areas where it would have been natural and necessary for the UN to be engaged.” (Aftenpost, Aug. 20, 2009; photo twitter)