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Biography for Bernard Kouchner

First Name: Bernard

Last Name: Kouchner

Title: Minister of Foreign Affairs

Organization: Government of France

Country: France

Date of Birth: 01/11/1939

Place of Birth: Avignon, France

CV:

Founder, organizer and President of Medecins sans Frontieres,
Became the first "Secrétaire d'état" (lower ministerial cabinet) in charge of humanitarian action from 1988 to 1992 (in the Michel Rocard cabinet.)
Health Minister in 1992-1993 (under Pierre Bérégovoy).
Member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 1997.
Health Minister from 1997 to 1999. (under Lionel Jospin)
Representing Administrator of the United Nations in Kosovo from 1999 to 2001.
Health-Delegated Minister from 2001 to 2002.
Minister of Foreign Affairs 2007-

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First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 9 Documents

Bernard Kouchner

France urges G20 to curb excessive bank profits (AFP)

AFP/File – French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has criticised excessive bank profits following the global slump …Related QuotesSymbolPriceChange+45.501,165.820.002,391.280.0025 mins agoSEOUL (AFP) – French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner on Friday ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Yahoo! News]

Entities: Bernard Kouchner, Pyongyang, France

First Reported 5 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 Documents

NATO

"Security situation better in Kosovo"

NATO South Wing Commander Admiral Mark Fitzgerald said that the transfer of authority to local police is a sign of improved security in Kosovo.“We transfer responsibility for Gazimestan, which is a clear success for the Kosovo people and KFOR. The entire ... [Published 1 hour ago by B92]

Entities: Kosovo, Mark Fitzgerald, NATO

First Reported Mar 20 2010 - Updated 19 hours ago - 3 Documents

Serbia misses Slovenia's Balkans meeting over Kosovo

Serbian President Tadic will miss a regional conference in Slovenia, his office said.Serbian President Boris Tadic will miss a regional conference in Slovenia, his office said on Friday, highlighting deep divisions among Balkan states that could complicate ... [Published 19 hours ago by World Bulletin]

Entities: Kosovo, Slovenia, Serbia

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 20 2010 - 3 Documents

Fatmir Sejdiu

More EU recognition expected for Kosovo

Its president has said that the five European Union members that have not yet recognized Kosovo appear to be moving towards recognition.According to the reports of the EU Observer, Greece, one of the five, recognizes Kosovar passports, Fatmir Sejdiu said ... [Published Mar 20 2010 by Topnews.in]

Entities: Kosovo, Fatmir Sejdiu, European Union, Serbia

First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 2 Documents

Mahmoud Abbas

Mitchell to head to Mideast for talks with Netanyahu, Abbas

PARIS, March 20 (Saba) -- US Special Envoy to the Mideast, George Mitchell, said on Saturday that he will go tomorrow to the Mideast region to hold talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in the coming days, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).Speaking ... [Published 22 hours ago by Yemen News Agency]

Entities: George Mitchell, Mahmoud Abbas, Benjamin Netanyahu

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 2 Documents

Boris Tadic

Serbia To Shun Regional Conference In Kosovo Row

Serbian President Boris TadicThe office of Serbian President Boris Tadic has said that he will not attend the EU-Balkans summit this weekend in Slovenia because of a row over how Kosovo would be represented there.Serbia had said it would not take part ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Radio Free Europe]

Entities: Kosovo, Serbia, Boris Tadic

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

Council of Europe

Council of Europe should strengthen its involvement in Kosovo

The should strengthen its involvement in Kosovo, says PACE rapporteur Strasbourg, 18.03.2010 - The should strengthen its involvement in Kosovo , said Bjrn von Sydow (Sweden, SOC), rapporteur for the Political Affairs Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Council of Europe]

Entities: Kosovo, Council of Europe, Political Affairs Committee, Human Rights, Paris

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

Kosovo: NATO hands over Serb site to local police

Pristina, March 18 (MIA) - NATO says it is putting local police in charge of securing the site of an ancient battle that lies at the historical heart of Serbia's resolve to retain the territory of Kosovo.Lt. Col. Peter Buch, spokesman for the peacekeepers, ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by MTnet]

Entities: Kosovo, NATO, Serbia, Pristina, Slobodan Milosevic

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

French hostage freed in Sudan

A third French hostage was freed in Sudan on Thursday after being held by local militants for nearly five months, French authorities confirmed later on the day.The 35-year-old Gauthier Lefevre, a worker of the International Committee of the Red Cross, ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by People's Daily Online]

Entities: Hostage, Sudan, Darfur, Bernard Kouchner

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

France joins immediate tuna ban opposition: Kouchner

9:57 am TWN, AFP TOKYO -- France wants to wait for a scientific report on bluefin tuna due next year before the world community bans trade in the fish, Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said in a Japanese interview. The French fishing industry has backed ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by China Post]

Entities: Bernard Kouchner, Bluefin Tuna, France, Japan

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 20 2010 - 1 Documents

Kouchner: EU Ready to Take Unilateral Sanctions against Iran

14/03/2010 The European Union is ready to unilaterally impose new sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner confirmed Sunday. Asked by journalists whether there was a consensus within the EU for unilateral sanctions ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Al Manar TV]

Entities: Bernard Kouchner, Sanctions, Iran, European Union

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

Japan, France share "serious concerns" over Iran nuclear issue: FMs

TOKYO, March 19 — Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and his visiting French counterpart Bernard Kouchner said Thursday that they share "serious concerns" over Iran's alleged nuclear weapons development program.At a news conference following a meeting ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Balita.org]

Entities: Iran, Japan, Katsuya OKADA

Blogs

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Sarkozy and Kouchner still not on the same page [FP Passport - Dec 09 2009] French President Nicolas Sarkozy took to the pages of Le Monde yesterday with a partial defense of the Swiss minaret ban: "How can you not be amazed ...
'Not Nice,' 'Scary' -- By: Rich Lowry [The Corner on National Review Online - Sep 29 2009] Just in case you were warming up to the French after Sarko's relatively hawkish turn at the U.N., there's this from the USA Today story on Polanski: French Foreign ...
Time for an arms trade treaty \| David Miliband ... [Comment is free \| guardian.co.uk - Nov 11 2009] Governments are getting closer to a new treaty to regulate weapons exports, but civil society groups have a vital role to playOne of the great tragedies of our times ...
French foreign ministry bureau studies faith is... [FaithWorld - Dec 29 2009] Bernard Kouchner (L) and Nicholas Sarkozy (R), 10 July 2008/Vincent Kessler France’s Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, one of the original “French doctors” who ...
Poland tries to pass harsh sex crime laws, decr... [FP Passport - Sep 28 2009] Yesterday, award-winning director Roman Polanski was arrested in Zurich for a long outstanding U.S. warrant. In 1977, Polanski was arrested for the statutory rape ...

Audio/Video

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France's Kouchner laments Iran move [Reuters Video: Top News - Oct 23 2009]
Kosovo passes crucial test as an independent state [France 24 English - YouTube - Nov 16 2009]
Kosovo independence case opens - 1 Dec 2009 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - Dec 01 2009]
Sovereignty probe: Kosovo independence illegal? [Russia Today - YouTube - Dec 01 2009]
Kosovo case just a publicity stunt [Russia Today - YouTube - Dec 01 2009]