Jose Ramos-Horta
Nobel Peace Prize Recipient
Employment
1969-1974: Journalist in East Timor
1974-1975: Helped establish new East Timorese political party, Fretilin
1975 (Sept-Dec): Minister of External Relations and Information, first Provisional government of East Timor, prior to Indonesian invasion
1976-1985: Permanent Representative of Fretilin to United Nations in New York
1986-now: Special Representative of the National Council of Maubere Resistance (CNRM) overseas 1987-1988: Public Affairs and Media Director, Mozambique Embassy, Washington
Highlights
1992: Presented the CNRM three stage plan to European Parliament, and Council of Foreign Affairs, New York
1996: Received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo together with Bishop Belo
Main Forums Addressed
UN Security Council
Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly
UN Special Committee on De-colonization
UN Commission on Human Rights
Council on Foreign Relations, New York
European Parliament
Development of Diplomacy Course
Initiated (1989) a Diplomacy Training Programme (DTP), Law Faculty of the University of New South Wales, Sydney
Books Written
Funu: The Unfinished Saga of East Timor, Red Sea Press, Trenton NJ
Timor: Amanha em Dili, Dom Quixote, 1994. Published also in Norwegian, French and German
Towards a Peaceful Solution in East Timor, East Timor Relief Association, Sydney, 1996
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