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	Story, Print Version, UCLA International Institute
		Jan Kavan, president of the fifty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly, made a vigorous defense of the continued viability of the UN in a May 1 address at the UCLA Faculty Center.
		Jan Kavan was born in London in 1946 to an English mother and a Czech father.
		Jan Kavan was a student activist during the Prague Spring of 1968 and was hunted by the communist authorities after the Soviet invasion in the summer of that year.
	www.isop.ucla.edu /print.asp?parentid=4265 (1305 words)

	President of the UN General Assembly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Jan Kavan, President of the fifty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly, brings to the post political skills built on a lifetime of experience, both in the Czech Republic and throughout his 20 years of political exile in the United Kingdom.
		Kavan was born in London on 17 October 1946 to an English schoolteacher and a Czech diplomat.
		Kavan is the recipient of a number of medals and awards for his contribution to the struggle for human rights and democracy in his country.
	www.un.org /ga/president/57/pages/president.html (982 words)

	Central Europe Review -The Politics of Smear
		Jan Kavan, whose mother was British and who holds dual Czech-British citizenship, studied in Britain after 1968 and during the post-invasion clampdown at home stayed in that country as an emigré.
		Kavan was regarded by British journalists as a reliable source because, unlike other emigré journalists, he did not peddle only his own point of view but presented an all-round account of events in Czechoslovakia.
		Kavan says that he was not behaving agressively towards the secret policemen because he wished to be allowed into the country: he went along with the proposal and had a drink from a champaigne glass.
	www.ce-review.org /00/20/culik20.html (1464 words)

	JAN KAVAN, PRESIDENT OF FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY
		Kavan joined the Civic Forum, the principal political movement fighting for democracy in Czechoslovakia during the so-called Velvet Revolution, and was elected to its Coordinating Committee. In the country's first free parliamentary elections in
		Kavan was born in London on 17 October 1946 to an English schoolteacher and a Czech diplomat. His father was recalled in 1950, in the wake of the 1948 communist coup in the then Czechoslovakia, and the family resettled in Prague.
		Kavan is the recipient of a number of medals and awards for his contribution to the struggle for human rights and democracy in his country. He is an active member of several Czech and international non-governmental organizations. During his early 1970s exile in the United Kingdom, Mr.
	www.un.org /News/Press/docs/2002/BIO3447.doc.htm (373 words)

	Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic
		Jan Kavan was born on 17 October 1946 in London to an English school teacher and a Czech diplomat.
		Kavan was the founder and editor of the East European Reporter, a quarterly with many prestigious subscribers worldwide, including foreign ministries and embassies of western countries, renowned research institutions, university libraries, prominent journalists and politicians.
		Kavan represents CSSD on the Central and East European Committee of the Socialist Internationale and in 1997 was elected as the Vice Chairman of this Committee.
	www.czechembassy.org /wwwo/mzv/default.asp?id=9276&ido=7998&idj=2&amb=1 (825 words)

	Observer \| Who is Jan Kavan?
		Kavan could not bear the idea of the Russian troops occupying Prague and decided to emigrate to Britain in 1969.
		Kavan was acquitted after a trial lasting several years as the court found no evidence to support the claim that he had worked as a double agent.
		Such is the Teflon nature of Jan Kavan - for all of the allegations against him, he has never been convicted of any crime - that some have suggested that he could yet shake off the latest controversy and go higher still.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4601833-110406,00.html (659 words)

	Y-File
		Kavan recently completed his term as president of the 57th session of the UN General Assembly.
		Kavan was a visiting professor of politics and history at Adelphi University (1993-1994) and Karl Loewenstein Fellow in Politics and Jurisprudence at Amherst College.
		Kavan's lecture is presented by York's Department of Political Science, Faculty of Arts, the Canada Research Chair in Comparative Political Economy, the York Centre for Practical Ethics, McLaughlin College, the SSHRC-sponsored Tri-Centre Ethics & International Intervention Project and the York Centre for International & Security Studies.
	www.yorku.ca /yfile/archive/index.asp?Article=2488 (266 words)

	Hoover Institution - Uncommon Knowledge - THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING: Postwar Diplomacy
		And Jan Kavan is a member of Parliament in the Czech Republic who is also currently serving as President of the United Nations General Assembly.
		Jan Kavan: I would agree that it showed certain amount of disunity on one aspect, but if you look at the whole history of European Union, it was always like that.
		Jan Kavan: I think that in five years time, the atmosphere may change, emotions will come down and if this administration and the media which help to form a public opinion will approach the UN with more rational, more pragmatic understanding, realize that in fact these two can help each other tremendously.
	www.hoover.org /publications/uk/3001341.html (4114 words)

	East Timor Heading in Right Direction: UN President
		Kavan said that the main purpose of his visit was to discuss with Timorese leaders the UN presence in East Timor and to hear their views about the areas in which a UN presence in the country might still be needed.
		Kavan told journalists that the main purpose of his visit was to discuss with Timorese leaders the UN presence in Timor-Leste.
		Kavan told journalists that he personally feels that the UN should focus on police training, in particular, middle management, operating procedures, specialist training and human rights, and focus too on strengthening the judiciary.
	www.etan.org /et2003/july/22-31/30ethead.htm (573 words)

	WFUNA - World Federation of United Nations Associations
		Kavan served for six years as Chairman, and later Vice-Chairman, of the Helsinki Citizens´ Assembly (HCA) in the Czech Republic and for three years he was on the Executive Council of the International HCA.
		Kavan recalled that he participated in a Model United Nations conference held by the UNA at which he played the role of the President of the General Assembly.
		Kavan's main focus is working towards effective implementation of the Millennium Declaration - paying special attention to the foremost task of the UN - maintenance of peace and security, including conflict prevention and the fight against international terrorism.
	www.wfuna.org /news/newsletter/unc15.cfm (2443 words)

	Pledging continued aid, UN leader hails Dili's achievements
		Kavan said he was proud that the UN, through UNMISET and the specialised agencies, could help the government in assisting the people in flood-hit areas.
		Kavan said he was pleased with he remarkable achievements made in such a short a period of time [since the restoration of independence] but that of course many challenges remained for the Timorese people.
		Kavan and to the SRSG why the area tends to get flooded and what could be done to prevent it from happening again.
	www.etan.org /et2003/july/22-31/29pledg.htm (726 words)

	The Prague Post Online
		Kavan admitted that the contract was faulty, but despite his signature on the documents, he rejected any personal responsibility and instigated an internal investigation.
		Jan Kavan was elected chairman of the 57th UN General Assembly July 8, after a controversial four-year term as Czech foreign minister.
		Born in London in 1946, Kavan moved to Prague in 1950 and later became one of the leaders of the student movement in the 1960s.
	www.praguepost.com /P02/2002/20731/news6.php (824 words)

	Cuba News / Central Europe Online - Cuba News / Noticias - CubaNet News
		Foreign Minister Jan Kavan, who has been recovering from a heart operation in the Konstantinovy Lazne spa, west Bohemia, told journalists today that the Czech Republic had turned for assistance in the case to the EU member countries and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
		Kavan sent letters Thursday to Chilean President Ricardo Lagos and Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castaneda as well as EU nations and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to solicit aid in the bid to free former Czech finance minister Ivan Pilip and countryman Jan Bubenik.
		Kavan expressed astonishment at the actions of the Cubans, who had sent back to Prague two Czech diplomatic notes seeking information on the matter and calling for the men's release.
	www.cubanet.org /CNews/y01/jan01/19e6.htm (1742 words)

	Letter from: 'Letter from Prague' by Susan Greenberg \| Prospect Magazine October 1998 issue 34
		Jan Kavan, the new Czech foreign minister, was the first man I ever met who had me composing his obituary on our first introduction, more than 11 years ago.
		Kavan-a leading dissident activist in London following the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968-became a focus of controversy following the 1989 "velvet revolution," when he was accused of having been an agent of the StB, the communist secret police.
		Kavan fought to clear his name in the Czech courts and succeeded two years ago, re-entering politics as a senator for the Social Democrats.
	www.prospect-magazine.co.uk /article_details.php?id=4069 (1064 words)

	The Observer \| International \| Martin Bright: Working for Jan Kavan
		I first met the Czech dissident Jan Kavan early in 1990 when I went to work on East European Reporter, a magazine he ran from a semi-detached house in Tottenham, north London.
		Kavan was a moody but impressive character, who had spent the Communist years smuggling books and magazines into Czechoslovakia and was now preparing for a career in politics in the fledgling democracy.
		When I spoke to Jan Kavan last week he said he still thought fondly of his years in London and the cramped offices of the Esat European Reporter.
	observer.guardian.co.uk /international/story/0,6903,892087,00.html (733 words)

	Global Ethics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Jan Kavan was born on 17 October 1946 in London.
		Jan Kavan founded and edited the East European Reporter (EER) a quarterly prestigious source of articles written by dissidents in their countries.
		Mr Kavan returned to Prague from political exile in November 1989 and was elected in June 1990 to the Federal Assembly (Parliament).
	www.globalethics.bham.ac.uk /News_Events/JKBiog.htm (359 words)

	Amherst College News Releases:
		His talk, sponsored by the office of the President and the political science department at Amherst, is free and open to the public.
		A lifelong advocate of democracy and human rights, Kavan served as the Czech Republic's minister of foreign affairs from 1998 until 2002.
		Kavan's most recent publication, "McCarthyism has a New Name: Lustration, the Transition to Democracy in Eastern Europe and Russia," was published just last year in the U.S. The recipient of numerous awards for his contribution to the struggle for human rights and democracy, Kavan has also lectured widely at many American universities.
	www.amherst.edu /~pubaff/news/news_releases/02/kavan02.html (264 words)

	Jan Kavan - United Nations - Worldpress.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Ten years ago, Kavan, who spent the 1970s and ’80s in exile in London, was caught up in the scandal surrounding secret files compiled by the old communist regime.
		Ironically, Kavan put him in charge of a campaign to root out corruption in the ministry, but Srba was forced to resign when Slonkova’s paper reported on irregularities in his management of state-owned property.
		While Kavan’s past activities are under scrutiny, his present whereabouts are a growing concern to colleagues in Prague.
	www.worldpress.org /print_article.cfm?article_id=920&dont=yes (378 words)

	RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY
		Kavan is also legislator in the lower house of the Czech parliament.
		Kavan, in an interview with RFE/RL in New York, declined to consider resigning.
		Kavan expressed hope for a thorough investigation into all aspects of the case.
	www.rferl.org /features/2002/07/24072002143547.asp (1098 words)

	Jan Kavan - Part 2 - 17-05-2005 - Radio Prague (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Jan Kavan has been Czech foreign minister and president of the United Nations General Assembly.
		But Mr Kavan has also been involved in many controversies over the years, and for years fought a legal battle to clear his name after being accused of collaborating with the communist-era secret police.
		In the 1980s he won a case against a British TV station, which claimed dissidents had been arrested when their names were found in a van he used to smuggle banned literature into Czechoslovakia.
	www.radio.cz /en/issue/66588 (1214 words)

	Pravý Blok
		Jan Kavan was very active back then in the so-called "Peace movement" which was in reality Moscow's puppet.
		Kavan always supported the legal continuity law with the communist regime, which means that none of the communist criminals could ever be justly tried and punished for their crimes against the Czech people.
		Kavan and Korbel are the fathers of the two more recent Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Jan Kavan and Madeleine Albright.
	www.cibulka.net /petr/view.php?cisloclanku=2005070212 (7272 words)

	Slovenia Business Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Rupel and Kavan established that economic co-operation should be upgraded with more advanced forms of business co-operation, citing the Czech interest in the Slovenian port of Koper.
		Kavan mentioned the possibility of Slovenia's participation in the group through concrete projects.
		Kavan thought that NATO member states would have to confirm their commitment to NATO enlargement at the summit, which is to be held next year in Prague.
	www.gzs.si /SBW/head.asp?idc=7009 (565 words)

	Yugoslav Daily Survey
		Kavan said that they had also discussed the Czech government's support to individual projects for reconstruction in the region, but added that there were still certain obstacles.
		Kavan said that so far, the Czech government had spent $US8.5 million on reconstruction projects, adding that his country's government was willing to continue supporting such programs.
		Kavan and Labus agreed that Yugoslavia and the Czech Republic had good economic and political relations, which should be improved in order to reach the point when Yugoslavia ranked fourth on the Czech foreign partner list.
	www.mfa.gov.yu /Bilteni/Engleski/b080502_e.html (3552 words)

	Romske aktuality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		However, he admitted that a matter such as the planned wall in Usti nad Labem, which would physically divide the Roma community from the majority population, could be seriously detrimental to the membership bid because, in that case, the state administration could be accused of persecuting a minority.
		Meanwhile, back in the Czech Republic, Kavan's colleague, Prime Minister Milos Zeman, declared that he thought that the exodus was provoked by economic rather than political reasons.
		According to Jan Kavan, the issue of Romany migration concerns the whole of Europe and should be dealt with froma wider perpective.
	archiv.radio.cz /roma/99-9.html (3092 words)

	Jan Kavan - Part 1 - 10-05-2005 - Radio Prague (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Jan Kavan is one of the most interesting and controversial figures in Czech society in recent decades.
		After his return in 1989, Mr Kavan was accused of having collaborated with the secret police but cleared his name and later became foreign minister and was president of the United Nations General Assembly.
		Next week in the second part of our interview Jan Kavan talks about accusations he collaborated with the StB secret police, and other controversies which have dogged him over the years.
	www.radio.cz /en/issue/66336 (1225 words)

	Kosovo Crisis (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Making the announcement on Monday from Tokyo, Czech Foreign Minister, Jan Kavan, said that the Czech Republic and Greece are yet again post-poning revealing the details of their peace initiative for Kosovo.
		Kavan and his Greek counter-part, Foreign Minister Jorgos Papandreau, have been in touch during Kavan’s current 11-day tour of East Asia, and both are rallying support for their initiative.
		Kavan explained that widespread support for the Czech-Greek plan is necessary so that the initiative is not only an expression of two governments, but that it can actually play an active role in finding a solution to the crisis in Kosovo.
	archiv.radio.cz /nato/english54.html (333 words)

	Cibulka/2003/0905
		Regarding the case of Jan Kavan [recently elected president of the UN General Assembly], this man is of great interest to all anti-communists since 1990.
		It is therefore hardly surprising that 18-year-old Jan Kavan became a member of the Czechoslovak Communist Party despite the fact that his father was arrested, convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison during the reign of the Stalinist, Klement Gottwald.]
		I'm convinced that this is not a coincidence that this group of Josef Korbel, Jan Masaryk and Pavel Kavan used to prepare the foreign policy of the Czechoslovak government-in-exile during the World War Two.
	www.jrnyquist.com /cibulka_2003_0905.htm (7250 words)

	Batavia - 1644 - Half Stuiver
		From: Kavan Ratnatunga To: Jan Lingen Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 6:50 PM Dear Jan, Your Batavia 1/4 Stiver is near the 3.86 grams listed in Shcholten.
		From Jan Lingen Thu Jul 12 16:12:38 2001 To: "Kavan Ratnatunga" Dear Kavan, The date of the Colombo wreath type issue I base on the placard of 14/23 February 1674.
		From Jan Lingen Sun Jul 15 01:20:28 2001 To: kavan@lakdiva.org Subject: Tammekas 1644 Dear Kavan, The questions you have raised about the 1644 ½ and ¼ stuivers is rather complex.
	lakdiva.org /coins/lingen/1644-tammekas.html (1951 words)

	The Prague Post Online
		Jan Urban, another former dissident, says it was never made clear why there is a video of you drinking champagne with secret police (StB) agents on your return to Czechoslovakia in 1989.
		Kavan was responding to an article in Respekt in which Kuras wrote that Kavan had not fully disclosed the facts about StB interception of dissident literature smuggled out of Britain in the 1980s.
		Kavan is a juicy bite for the media, and this sometimes makes me very sad.
	www.praguepost.com /P03/2003/Art/1002/news1.php (2634 words)

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