Carlos Eduardo Stolk

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Doctor Carlos Eduardo Stolk Mendoza (4 April 1912 – 9 November 1995 from Caracas, Venezuela) was Chairman of the Delegation of Venezuela of the United Nations General Assembly, represented Venezuela between 1942 and 1949.

Stolk earned a Juris Doctor and a Master in Political Science from Central University of Venezuela.

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Dr. Carlos E. Stolk of Venezuela talking with other delegates during the United Nations General Assembly. (Photo by Leonard Mccombe/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)

His efforts as a representative of the United Nations and Chairman to various Committees led to the creation of the State of Israel after voting in favor of Resolution 181 (United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine) (1947) of the United Nations Organization.[1] He was part of the Inter-American Juridical Committee and the Economic and Social Council.[2] Stolk served as Chairman of the Third Committee for Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Questions.[3]

He also served as Chairman of the Board and President of Empresas Polar between 1952 and 1985. His first cousin Lorenzo Alejandro Mendoza Fleury was the founder of the business conglomerate. Under his leadership Fundación Polar (Empresas Polar's company-backed foundation and one of Venezuela's largest charities) was founded.

Lorenzo Mendoza, the current third-generation family member managing Empresas Polar as their present CEO is Carlos Eduardo Stolk's cousin.

Carlos Eduardo Stolk's grandson, Carlos E Stolk III is the founder of www.stolk.com, an organization that focuses on entertainment grounded in the word of God.

References

  1. ^ Edduar El Khuffash Álvarez. Las relaciones diplomáticas Venezuela - Israel (1958-1964). Humania del Sur. Año 9, N 16. Enero-Junio, 2014. pp 131-142.
  2. ^ The News-Palladium from Benton Harbor, Michigan. Benton Harbor, Michigan, Friday, October 25, 1946, p. 6.
  3. ^ Easton, Brian. Yearbook Of The United Nations 1948–1949. Department of Public Information, 1949, p. 48.

External links

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  • "Brian Easton | Page 43". eastonbh.ac.nz. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
  • "SOMOS LABANDEJA DE PLATA La Resolución 181 de la ONU y la creación del Estado de Israel" (PDF). 13 November 2007. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
  • United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. "UNHCR - Provisional Summary Record of the Two Hundred And Sixtieth Meeting Held at Lake Success. New York, on Friday, 11 November 1949, at 10.45 a.m." unhcr.org. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
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