Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006.
He was the first Black African to hold the position and shared the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize with the UN for their work on human rights and combating HIV/AIDS.
His name often appears in discussions of international diplomacy and humanitarian intervention.
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- statesmanRespected political leader
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- envoyAccredited diplomatic representative
treaty · dialogue · international relations · consensus · multilateral · protocol · conciliation · bilateral
Imaginative planner of futures
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- HIV/AIDS awarenessKnowledge about immunodeficiency virus
moral authority · soft-spoken · dignity · integrity · gentlemanly · Cyprus · foundation
Head administrative officer
- United NationsInternational governmental organization
- Security CouncilInternational peace oversight body
- General AssemblyMain UN body
- peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
blue helmets · headquarters · New York · member states · resolution · sanctions · charter · veto
Award honoring global conciliation
- laureateCelebrated achievement recipient
- OsloNorway's chief city
- 2001Twenty-first century's opening year
- medalMetal honor token
ceremony · recognition · honour · achievement · humanitarian · centennial · acceptance speech
Ghana's chief city
- AshantiAkan people of Ghana
- GhanaWest African republic
- Gold CoastFormer British West African colony
- West AfricaContinent's western bulge
Macmillan · cedi · highlife · jollof rice · fufu
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- statesmanRespected political leader
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
envoy · treaty · dialogue · international relations · consensus · multilateral · protocol · conciliation · bilateral · détente
visionary
Imaginative planner of futures
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- reformImprove by correcting faults
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
HIV/AIDS awareness · moral authority · soft-spoken · dignity · integrity · gentlemanly · Cyprus · foundation
secretary-general
Head administrative officer
- United NationsInternational governmental organization
- Security CouncilInternational peace oversight body
- General AssemblyMain UN body
peacekeeping · blue helmets · headquarters · New York · member states · resolution · sanctions · charter · veto · reform
Peace Prize
Award honoring global conciliation
- laureateCelebrated achievement recipient
- OsloNorway's chief city
- 2001Twenty-first century's opening year
medal · ceremony · recognition · honour · achievement · humanitarian · centennial · acceptance speech
Accra
Ghana's chief city
- AshantiAkan people of Ghana
- GhanaWest African republic
- Gold CoastFormer British West African colony
West Africa · Macmillan · cedi · highlife · jollof rice · fufu
- GhanaiansAshanti
- West AfricansChinua Achebe, Burna Boy, Wizkid
- HumanitariansMother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi, Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr.
- peacemakerspeacekeeper, peace activist, peace advocates, peacemaker, peacebuilders
- UN HistoryUN Charter, Security Council, General Assembly, peacekeepers, veto power
- UN Leaders
Kofi AnnanJohn Bolton
Dick Cheney · Donald Rumsfeld · Vladimir Putin · George W. Bush · Henry Kissinger
Kofi AnnanJohn Bolton
isolationist · Donald Trump · isolationists · nationalist · Nikita Khrushchev
Kofi AnnanSlobodan Milošević
Saddam Hussein · Bashar al-Assad · Robert Mugabe · war criminal · war criminals