Riyad Mansour

Riyad H. Mansour (born 21 May 1947) is a Palestinian-American diplomat and since 2005 has been the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations.^[1] Previous to Mansour's appointment to Permanent Observer, Mansour served as the Deputy Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations from 1983 to 1994.^[1] In 2005, President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas appointed him to succeed Nasser al-Qudwa as Permanent Observer for Palestine to the UN.^[2] Under Mansour, the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations changed from being an "entity" to being a "non-Member Observer State" on 29 November 2012.^[3][4][5]

Riyad Mansour
3rd Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 September 2005
President	Mahmoud Abbas
Preceded by	Nasser al-Qudwa
Personal details
Born	(1947-05-21) 21 May 1947 (age 77) Ramallah, Mandatory Palestine
Alma mater	Youngstown State University University of Akron

He has stated that the Gazan genocide is "[...] the most documented genocide in history,".^[6]

Early life and education

Mansour's father moved to the United States in the 1950s as a refugee and became a steelworker in Ohio. He later sent for his seven children from the West Bank, including Riyad,^[7] who was born on 21 May 1947. The refugee family lived in Ramallah, Occupied West Bank.^[8] He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and a Master of Science degree in education counselling from Youngstown State University, and a Ph.D in counselling from the University of Akron.^[8] In 2002, Mansour served as an adjunct professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Central Florida.^[8]

See also

• Politics portal
• Palestine portal

• Ibrahim M. Khraishi
• Foreign Affairs Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
• Foreign relations of the Palestine Liberation Organization

References

1. New Permanent Observer of Palestine Presents Appointment Letter. United Nations Press Release, October 5, 2005
2. Former Ambassadors, Permanent Observer Mission Of The State of Palestine to the United Nations, (Retrieved 21 December 2014).
3. Press Conference by Permanent Observer of Palestine, United Nations (November 27, 2012).
4. Ambassador Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations - Press Conference, UN Web TV, (November 27, 2012).
5. General Assembly Votes Overwhelmingly to Accord Palestine ‘Non-Member Observer State’ Status" in United Nations, United Nations, (29 November 2012).
6. "Gaza is 'most documented genocide in history,' says Palestinian UN rep". Al Jazeera. 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
7. New York Times,"Son of an Ohio Steelworker, Now Palestinian Envoy to the U.N.", Rick Gladstone, 28 June 2019,
8. Ambassador, Permanent Observer Mission Of The State of Palestine to the United Nations, (Retrieved December 21, 2014).

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN