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	Encyclopedia: Nane Annan
		Nane Annan, the wife of Kofi Annan (she is commonly referred to as the "first lady of the UN"), was born in Stockholm, Sweden.
		Kofi Annan Kofi Atta Annan (born April 8, 1938) is a Ghanaian diplomat and the seventh and current Secretary-General of the United Nations.
		Annan was born to Henry Reginald and Victoria Annan on April 8, 1938, in Kumasi, Ghana.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Nane-Annan (421 words)

	Kofi Annan
		Annan is married to Nane Maria (Lagergren) Annan of Sweden, a lawyer and artist who is the half-niece of Raoul Wallenberg.
		Annan then studied at the Institute for Advanced International Studies ("Institut universitaire des hautes études internationales") in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1961–62, later attending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1971–72) as a Sloan Fellow and receiving a Master of Science degree in management.
		Annan's Secretary-Generalship was renewed on January 1, 2001, an unusual deviation from informal policy.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/k/ko/kofi_annan.html (827 words)

	Kofi Annan - Center of the Storm. Life Map. University Days \| PBS
		The soft-spoken Annan was largely seen as an administrator and an economist, not as a tough-talk mediator.
		Annan was accused of failing to act on a fax from Romeo Dallaire, commander of the UN troops, warning of planned massacres.
		Nane is the niece of Raoul Wallenberg, who rescued tens of thousands of Hungarian Jews from deportation to Nazi death camps.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/un/life/map3.html (633 words)

	CNN - Annan tells Palestinians, Israelis to show flexibility - Mar. 24, 1998
		Annan arrived in Israel on Tuesday after visiting the Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, where he was mobbed by Palestinians waving Palestinian and U.N. flags and pictures of the U.N. leader.
		Annan was to meet later with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yitzhak Mordechai.
		Nane Annan is a niece of the Swedish diplomat Raul Wallenberg, who saved hundreds of Hungarian Jews from deportation to the Nazi death camps.
	www.cnn.com /WORLD/9803/24/israel.annan (644 words)

	More about UN leader Kofi Annan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Annans have three adult children, a daughter Ama and a son Kojo from his first marriage and a daughter Nina from her previous marriage.
		Nane Annan is the niece of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who rescued tens of thousands of Jews from the Nazis in Hungary near the end of the Second World War.
		Before assuming the world's top diplomatic post in 1997, Annan was a personnel director, a security coordinator, a budget director, a program manager, a controller and a refugee agency executive, to name a few of his UN positions.
	www.aftenposten.no /english/world/article211344.ece?service=print (569 words)

	Secretary-General's visit to Germany (July 12-13, 2001)
		Secretary-General Kofi Annan (left) and Joschka Fischer, Foreign Minister of Germany, addressing a group of French and German students at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin on July 12.
		Nane Annan, Secretary-General Kofi Annan, with Johannes Rau, President of Germany, and Mrs.
		Secretary-General Kofi Annan (seated left, second from front) meeting with Hans-Ulrich Klose, Chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Federal Parliament, and representatives of five political parties in Berlin on July 13.
	www.un.org /av/photo/sgtrips/sgmunich.htm (530 words)

	Kofi Annan - Biography
		Kofi A. Annan of Ghana, the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, is the first to be elected from the ranks of UN staff.
		Annan has used his good offices in several delicate political situations, including an attempt in 1998 to gain Iraq's compliance with Security Council resolutions, as well as a mission that year to promote the transition to civilian rule in Nigeria.
		He is married to Nane Annan, of Sweden, a lawyer and painter who has a great interest in understanding the work of the United Nations in the field.
	www.nobelprize.org /peace/laureates/2001/annan-bio.html (729 words)

	:: SWICN Computer Clubhouse :: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Annan and Noel Dempsey, Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, met some of the Clubhouse kids and mentors and were given a tour by our very own Patrick of the Clubhouse and got to see some of the projects being carried out.
		Annan was also presented with some souvenirs including a photograph or herself with the Minister and the kids with the engraving 'Mol an óige agus tiocfaidh sí' engraved on the photo frame.
		Annan later wrote to the Clubhouse to say, "Please convey my warm thanks and best wishes to all the staff of the Clubhouse, to the Mentors for their dedicated work, as well as to Patrick and Tiffany and all the young members who took the time to meet me and show me around the Clubhouse.
	www.theclubhouse.ie /events1/nane1.html (266 words)

	The Hindu : New Delhi News : AIDS/HIV programme impresses Annan's wife
		Nane Annan, wife of the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, took time out on Wednesday to visit Delhi's model police station at Lajpat Nagar to "participate" in an educational HIV/AIDS programme being run for police personnel by the Delhi AIDS Control Society.
		Lawyer, painter and the author of a book for children, Nane was so impressed with the response of the police personnel that she overstayed her 10-minute visit and spent nearly 90 minutes interacting with the police personnel and health officials assimilating and asking questions about how the programme had benefited them.
		During her interaction with "student policemen" taking the refresher AIDS awareness programme, Nane asked them about why they chose to take the educational capsule, how it was helping them in better and more sensitive policing, and also expressed her pleasant surprise at the large number of women who were part of the programme.
	www.hindu.com /2005/04/29/stories/2005042907020300.htm (469 words)

	The New Yorker: Fact (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Annan's part in this debate was to stay in the background, talking constantly by phone with the Council ambassadors and the foreign ministers and heads of state of the P-5, urging patience and endurance in the negotiations.
		Annan's executive assistant in the Secretariat, Elisabeth Lindenmayer, is a Frenchwoman who was born in Africa, in a small village in the bush of colonial Upper Volta—now Burkina Faso—where her father was stationed as a paratrooper.
		Annan's habit of speaking in the name of the U.N. when he is criticized, and of casting the collective burden of the organization's failures on the shoulders of the world at large, stands in stark contrast to his willingness to take credit when there's praise to be had.
	www.newyorker.com /fact/content?030303fa_fact1 (13413 words)

	Global Challenges \| Nane Annan, Wife of U.N. Secretary General, Urges Indian Police To Help End Discrimination Against ...
		Nane Annan, wife of U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan, on Wednesday in New Delhi, India, encouraged Indian police officers to treat HIV-positive people with tolerance and dignity,
		Annan, who is accompanying her husband on a four-day official visit to India, spoke to a group of law enforcement officers who were trained to work with HIV-positive people as part of a program sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme and India's National AIDS Control Organization.
		Annan said that the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS "interested her deeply" and pointed out that the disease is spreading most rapidly among women who are infected by their partners, according to the
	www.kaisernetwork.org /daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=1&DR_ID=29625 (338 words)

	Rwanda Information Exchange (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and his wife Nane Annan arrived in Kigali on Monday 3 September for a two-day visit with government officials.
		President Kagame thanked Annan for his "timely visit which is an embrace for the Rwandan government in its tireless efforts in seeing that there is peace and stability in the region".
		Annan, for his part, praised the cooperation between Rwandan and its neighboring countries in fostering regional peace and thanked Kagame, in particular, for his supportive role in seeing that the Lusaka peace accord is fully implemented.
	www.rwanda.net /english/News/090801/article090801.htm (657 words)

	TIME Pacific \| The Five Virtues of Kofi Annan \| September 4, 2000 \| NO. 41
		Nane Annan--a slim, strikingly beautiful Swede--had been in love with Annan for a few months when the following happened: "We were walking along on Roosevelt Island [in New York City] one night, and Kofi saw a figure hunched over in a telephone booth.
		Annan's friend Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., recalls a gala where, long after most guests had gone home, Kofi and Nane stayed out on the dance floor, dancing by themselves.
		Nane is the niece of Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who saved thousands of Jews during World War II and then disappeared after being captured by the Soviet army in 1945.
	www.time.com /time/pacific/magazine/20000904/cover4.html (999 words)

	Kofi Annan - Center of the Storm. Life Map. On the Job \| PBS
		By early 1996, Kofi Annan's name was whispered in the halls of the UN as a potential candidate for Secretary-General.
		But Annan had gained the respect of the Iraqi leader, who told him, "I know you're a courageous man." (Hussein would later even invite Annan back to Iraq for a vacation).
		Annan has described his job as "a race against time." During his tenure, he has brought international action to stop the violence in East Timor and sought a ceasefire between Israelis and Palestinians.
	www.pbs.org /wnet/un/life/map4.html (625 words)

	Kofi and Kojo Annan - The Wayward Son May Ruin What's Left of the UN Secretary General's Reputation
		Annan had been given a partial advance summary of the Volcker commission’s findings, which amounted to a slap on the wrist but found no evidence that Annan steered a lucrative oil-for-food contract to a company that employed Kojo.
		Annan and Nane (the niece of the Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust) became the toast of Washington and New York, socializing with Brooke Astor, Oscar de La Renta, and Tom Brokaw.
		Annan was unanimously reelected in 2001 to a second five-year term, and his career peaked when he won the Nobel Peace Prize that December for his efforts to bring new life to the beleaguered U.N. Footage of the award ceremony in Oslo shows a beaming Kojo at his father’s side.
	www.newyorkmetro.com /nymetro/news/people/features/11839 (1336 words)

	Secretary-General's visit to Bangladesh (Day 2)
		Secretary-General Kofi Annan lays a wreath at the base of the National Martyr’s Memorial at Savar and later planted a tree in the surrounding gardens.
		Nane Annan being given a tour of the Bangabandhu Museum; to their left stands the Curator of the museum, Syed Siddiqur Rahman.
		Nane Annan being received by the Hon'ble President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, H. Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed.
	www.un-bd.org /rc/sgvisit/sgvisit2.html (201 words)

	Company News On Call (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mrs Annan met with pupils and teachers who are participating in a UNICEF- supported project that promotes good personal hygiene, such as hand washing before meals, brushing teeth, and not smoking or drinking.
		Annan said in her remarks to the children, "You are learning about personal health and hygiene.
		Annan also commended the commitment of the Shunyi school authorities to the project and the enthusiasm of the children to learn these life- protecting skills.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=105&STORY=/www/story/10-12-2004/0002272798 (373 words)

	Raoul Wallenberg (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Annan meets the international NGO whose mission is to convey through educational programs the values of courage and solidarity demonstrated by Wallenberg, as well as by other saviors, during his six months rescue mission in Budapest between 1944 and 1945.
		Baruch Tenembaum with Kofi and Nane Annan in the residence of the Secretary General of the UN in NY.
		That “little girl” is precisely Mrs Annan, now a renowned international lawyer and painter, who dedicates most of her time to UN educational and child-care programs.
	www.raoul-wallenberg.org.ar /english/btannaning.htm (489 words)

	The Jakarta Post - The Journal of Indonesia Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Interestingly, Nane is the niece of Raoul Wallenberg, a diplomat known for his role in rescuing tens of thousands of mostly Jews from the Nazi regime.
		Nane said her visits accompanying her husband to many countries gave her the opportunity to visit hospitals and many organizations engaged in "incredible" work.
		Nane said she was heartened President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First Lady Kristiani Herawati had placed HIV/AIDS among the top priorities in the fields of cooperation between African and Asian nations -- among the major regions affected by the virus.
	www.thejakartapost.com /yesterdaydetail.asp?fileid=20050427.S05 (801 words)

	The Globalist \| Biography of Kofi Annan
		Kofi Annan is the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations.
		Annan was born in Kumasi, Ghana on April 8, 1938.
		Annan “had been preeminent in bringing new life to the Organization”.
	www.theglobalist.com /DBWeb/AuthorBiography.aspx?AuthorId=400 (193 words)

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		Annan was born in Kumasi, Ghana on April 8, 1938, to Henry Reginald Annan and his wife Victoria.
		Annan in 1954 entered the elite Mfantsipim School, a Methodist boarding school, which to this day he credits with teaching him "that suffering anywhere concerns people everywhere." His first political activity was organizing a successful hunger strike by students seeking better cafeteria food there.
		Annan, who famously said "I think I can do business" with Saddam Hussein, has said he wants an investigation of the Oil-for-Food program, but the United Nations has refused to turn over its documents to independent investigators and auditors.
	www.discoverthenetwork.org /individualProfile.asp?indid=796 (933 words)

	EuropaWorld 27/4/2001 Nane Annan helps launch "Say Yes for Children" campaign in Europe
		In Turkey this week Nane Annan, the wife of the United Nations Secretary-General, took part in the regional launch of an international campaign that is urging the global community to "say yes" to safeguarding the rights of children.
		Led by international organisations and personalities including Nelson Mandela, Kofi Annan and Bill Gates, the "Say Yes for Children" campaign invites signatures for a pledge, distributed both on paper and via the Internet, expressing support for 10 actions deemed essential to improving the lives of children worldwide.
		Speaking at a ceremony in Istanbul to launch the "Say Yes for Children" campaign for central and eastern Europe and the Baltic countries, Ms Annan said that the campaign's demands were essential to allowing every child the right to grow up without fear, with a sense of dignity and with a right to dream.
	www.europaworld.org /issue32/nanaannanhelps27401.htm (265 words)

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		Annan said her husband hopes this acronym will become "something of a mantra" between now and the opening of the Summit in Johannesburg.
		New efforts are needed, Annan believes, because the present model of development, which has brought privilege and prosperity to about 20 percent of humanity, has also exacted a heavy price by degrading the planet and depleting its resources.
		Annan stated concrete goals for each of the five areas he wants to see the WSSD take action to achieve.
	www.ens-newswire.com /ens/may2002/2002-05-14-01.asp (920 words)

	Hans Blix´s and Kofi Annan´s Jewish Connections - Stormfront White Nationalist Community (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Annan is married to a woman, Nane Annan, who comes from the top capitalist circles in Sweden, and she is herself also of Jewish ancestry, backing to the early 19th century.
		Nane Annan, wife of the world leader and niece of Raoul Wallenberg, at a meeting at the Secretary General’s residence in New York to commemorate the day of the 90th anniversary of the birth of the Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg.
		Note: One should also not forget that Kofi Annans predecessor in the post as the Secretary General of the United Nations, the Egyptian Boutros-Boutros Gali, was married to an openly Jewish woman.
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=54070 (1046 words)

	BBC News \| Middle East \| Annan lays wreath at Holocaust museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Secretary-General, accompanied by his wife, Nane, laid a wreath in memory of victims of the Holocaust and made a short speech.
		As they toured Yad Vashem, Nane Annan stopped by a tree planted in memory of her uncle, the Swedish diplomat Raul Wallenburg, who saved hundreds of Hungarian Jews from deportation to Nazi death camps.
		Mr Annan said he was optimistic a peaceful settlement could be reached in Lebanon and called on all sides to implement UN resolutions.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/world/middle_east/69495.stm (378 words)

	Pravda.RU:Kofi Annan to Open UN House in Bishkek
		Kofi Annan is expected to hold talks with Kirghiz President Askar Akayev, to meet Kirghiz parliamentarians and to deliver a lecture for UN officials, accredited to Kirghizia, and volunteers of this organisation.
		Nane Annan is to meet female officials of legislative, executive and judicial bodies, journalism and financial sphere, and to visit the centre of rehabilitation and adaptation of homeless children, built in Bishkek as part of the UN development programme in Kirghizia.
		Kofi and Nane Annan are to spend some 24 hours in Kirghizia.
	english.pravda.ru /cis/2002/10/21/38417_.html (225 words)

	Observer Newspaper - News
		In 1990, after the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, Annan was given a special assignment to facilitate the repatriation of more than 900 international staff and the release of Western hostages in Iraq.
		Annan is fluent in English, French and several African languages.
		He is married to Nane Annan, a lawyer and artist; they have three children.
	www.nd.edu /~observer/01282000/News/2.html (457 words)

	European Schoolnet News: Mrs Nane Annan, Wife of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Visits European Schoolnet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mrs Nane Annan, wife of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, paid a special visit to European Schoolnet’s office in Brussels on 30 January.
		She has shown great interest in European Schoolnet (EUN) since she opened the Global Schoolnetworks meeting at the World Summit for the Information Society, which was organised by EUN together with the United Nations’ Cyberschoolbus.
		Nane Annan, wife of Kofi Annan, the Secretary General of the United Nations, has a keen interest in humanitarian issues, particularly those involving children.
	www.eun.org /eun.org2/eun/en/magazine_eschoolnet/content.cfm?lang=en&ov=32769 (280 words)

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