Looking Back at the Man Who Helped Shape the U.N.
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A Diplomat's Journey: From Burma to the UN
This chapter chronicles the extraordinary journey of a former schoolteacher from Burma who rose to prominence as a diplomat at the United Nations. It captures his rapid rise in a newly independent nation and explores the dynamic political climate of the Cold War era, set against the backdrop of 1960s New York City.
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