Diplomatic career Leslie Munro
1954 tv interview
munro founding member of new zealand national party, , held significant executive positions in party, helping victory in 1949 general election. in 1952 new prime minister, sidney holland, appointed munro new zealand ambassador united states, , permanent representative of new zealand united nations. in capacity, lobbied new zealand government support efforts united states increase involvement in indochina in response success of viet minh during first indochina war. while came recognize viet cong indigenous movement, still contended supported north vietnam , people s republic of china part of campaign of communist subversion against south vietnam. new zealand s permanent representative un, served president of trusteeship council 1953 1954 , president of united nations general assembly twelfth session (1957–1958). 3 times president of security council, , serving in position @ outbreak of suez crisis in 1956. @ un outspoken critic of soviet response 1956 hungarian revolution, , appointed special representative hungarian question .
munro knighted in 1955 kcmg, followed kcvo in 1957. although removed position permanent representative in 1958 second labour government remained special representative until 1962, , secretary-general of international commission of jurists 1961. wrote read united nations:hope divided world in 1960.
for academic year 1960–1961, fellow on faculty in center advanced study @ wesleyan university, middletown, connecticut.
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