Christian Wenaweser
{{Short description|Liechtenstein diplomat}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Christian Wenaweser (2013) (cropped).jpg
| office1 = Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein to the United Nations
| term_start1 = 2002
| office2 = President of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court
| term_start2 = 2007
| term_end2 = 2011
| appointer2 = Assembly of States Parties
| predecessor2 = Bruno Stagno Ugarte
| successor2 = Tiina Intelmann
| office3 = Chair of the Special Working Group on the Crime of Aggression
| term_start3 = 2003
| term_end3 = 2009
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1963|11|16}}
| caption = Wenaweser in 2013
}}
Christian Wenaweser (born 16 November 1963) is a Liechtenstein diplomat. He is currently serving as the Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein to the United Nations.
Education
Wenaweser was educated at the University of Zurich, the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, and the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Munich, Germany.
Career
Since 2002, Wenaweser has been the Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein to the United Nations. In this capacity, he has been particularly active in developing the International Criminal Court (ICC) further.
Within the Assembly of States Parties of the ICC, Wenaweser chaired the Special Working Group on the Crime of Aggression from 2003 and 2009.David Scheffer (July 1, 2010), [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/02/opinion/02iht-edscheffer.html Aggression Is Now a Crime] International Herald Tribune. In 2007, he was elected to a three-year term as the president of the Assembly of States Parties. In this position, he succeeded Bruno Stagno Ugarte of Costa Rica. In December 2011, he was succeeded as the President of the Assembly by Tiina Intelmann.
Between 2003 and 2005 Wenaweser also served as chairman of the ad hoc Committee on the Scope of Legal Protection under the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel[https://www.ictj.org/about/ambassador-christian-wenaweser Christian Wenaweser] International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ). From 2004 until 2005, he was vice-chair of the Open-Ended Working Group on Security Council Reform.
Other activities
- All Survivors Project, Member of the Board of Advisors[https://allsurvivorsproject.org/about-us/who-we-are/ Board of Advisors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129165949/https://allsurvivorsproject.org/about-us/who-we-are/ |date=2021-11-29 }} All Survivors Project.
- Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists, Member of the Honorary Advisory Council[http://unjournalismfellowship.org/about-the-fund/hac/ Honorary Advisory Council] Dag Hammarskjöld Fund for Journalists.
- International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), Member of the Advisory Board[https://www.ictj.org/about/board Advisory Board] International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ).
- International Gender Champions (IGC), Member[https://genderchampions.com/champions Members] International Gender Champions (IGC).
- International Peace Institute (IPI), Member of the International Advisory Council[https://www.ipinst.org/about/board-council International Advisory Council] International Peace Institute (IPI).
References
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External links
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- [http://www.liechtenstein.li/en/fl-aussenstelle-newyork/fl-aussenstelle-newyork-mission/fl-aussenstelle-newyork-botschafter.htm Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein to the United Nations, New York]
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Category:Liechtenstein diplomats
Category:University of Zurich alumni
Category:Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies alumni
Category:Presidents of the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court
Category:Permanent representatives of Liechtenstein to the United Nations
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