Milos Alcalay (born 8 November 1945) is a

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diplomat."Milos Alcalay Elected as Chairman of Committee on Information"
United Nations, 30 April 2001. He has served as Venezuela's Ambassador to Romania,

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, and Brazil, the Venezuela Vice Minister of External Affairs, and Venezuela's Permanent Representative to the

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. He resigned as Venezuela's Ambassador to the United Nations in March 2004 to protest Venezuela President

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's policies.

Education

Alcalay graduated from the Andrés Bello Catholic University School of Law in Caracas in 1970."Milos Alcalay: Uno de los diplomáticos más respetados de Venezuela."
''Libertad Digital'' (Spanish), 4 March 2004. He engaged in post-graduate studies at the International Public Administration Institute of Paris, the International Institute of Human Rights at Strasbourg, and the

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Diplomatic career

Alcalay's diplomatic career includes stints at the Venezuelan Embassy in Paris as Third Secretary from 1970 to 1971 and as counselor from 1978 to 1979, and in Venezuela's Permanent Mission to the

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as Minister Counselor from 1979 to 1983. He served as Coordinator of Interparliamentary Relations of the Venezuelan Congress (1983–85), Secretary General of the

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(1984–85), and Permanent Secretary of the Andean Parliament (

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, 1985–89). Alcalay was Venezuela's Ambassador to Romania from 1990 to 1992. He served as Venezuela's Ambassador to Israel from 1992 to 1995. He was Venezuela Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1995 and 1996. Alcalay was then Venezuela's Ambassador to Brazil from 1997 to 2000. In May 2001, Alcalay became Venezuela's Permanent Representative to the

, and presented his credentials to UN Secretary General

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. Alcalay was also elected Chairman of the United Nations Committee on Information that month. In 2001 he was the Vice Chairman of the Disarmament and International Security Committee of the

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's 56th Session. He resigned as Venezuela's Ambassador to the United Nations in March 2004 to protest Venezuela President

's policies, saying that the actions of Venezuela's National Electoral Council "rob Venezuelans of the right to effect change through the democratic process", and that Venezuela was being subjected to army and police repression and unacceptable loss of life, and that peaceful protest was no longer possible. Only two days prior to his resignation, he had been appointed Venezuela's Ambassador to London."Venezuela's Ambassador to UN Resigns to Protest Chavez Policies,"
''VOA News'', 4 March 2004.

Academia

Alcalay has published seven books and a number of articles on

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, the illicit drug trade, democracy for

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, and diplomatic issues, and is a columnist for ''Diario La Verdad''.">"Mr. Milos Alcalay: Keynote Speaker,"
Samundo, 2010. He speaks seven languages, including French, English, Portuguese, and Italian.

References

External links

Milos Alcalay: Este es un gobierno totalitario, ineficaz, corrupto y militarizado
" ''TalCual'' (Spanish), April 1, 2017.

2001.com.ve, August 12, 2017. {{DEFAULTSORT:Alcalay, Milos Andrés Bello Catholic University alumni Venezuelan diplomats Venezuelan male writers Permanent representatives of Venezuela to the United Nations 1945 births École nationale d'administration alumni University of Paris alumni Ambassadors of Venezuela to Brazil Ministers of foreign affairs of Venezuela Living people Venezuelan expatriates in France Ambassadors of Venezuela to Israel Ambassadors of Venezuela to Romania