Riyad Mansour

Riyad Mansour
3rd Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 September 2005
PresidentMahmoud Abbas
Preceded byNasser al-Qudwa
Personal details
Born (1947-05-21) 21 May 1947 (age 77)
Ramallah, Mandatory Palestine
Alma materYoungstown State University
University of Akron

Riyad H. Mansour (born 21 May 1947) is a Palestinian-American diplomat and since 2005 has been the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations.[1] Previous to Mansour's appointment to Permanent Observer, Mansour served as the Deputy Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations from 1983 to 1994.[1] In 2005, President of the Palestinian National Authority Mahmoud Abbas appointed him to succeed Nasser al-Qudwa as Permanent Observer for Palestine to the UN.[2] Under Mansour, the Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations changed from being an "entity" to being a "non-Member Observer State" on 29 November 2012.[3][4][5]

He has stated that the Gazan genocide is "[...] the most documented genocide in history,".[6]

  1. ^ a b New Permanent Observer of Palestine Presents Appointment Letter. United Nations Press Release, October 5, 2005
  2. ^ Former Ambassadors, Permanent Observer Mission Of The State of Palestine to the United Nations, (Retrieved 21 December 2014).
  3. ^ Press Conference by Permanent Observer of Palestine, United Nations (November 27, 2012).
  4. ^ Ambassador Riyad Mansour, Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to the United Nations - Press Conference, UN Web TV, (November 27, 2012).
  5. ^ General Assembly Votes Overwhelmingly to Accord Palestine ‘Non-Member Observer State’ Status" in United Nations, United Nations, (29 November 2012).
  6. ^ "Gaza is 'most documented genocide in history,' says Palestinian UN rep". Al Jazeera. 2024-07-17. Retrieved 2024-11-24.