Colin Beck (diplomat)
Colin Beck is a Solomon Islands diplomat. He is the Solomons' current permanent representative to the United Nations and current ambassador to the United States.[1] He also served a one-year term from 2008 to 2009 as vice-president-elect of the 63rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly.[2][3]
As his country's representative in the United Nations, he spearheaded the motion which led to the United Nations General Assembly re-inscribing French Polynesia on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories in May 2013.[4]
References
- ^ U.S. Department of State
- ^ "Solomons UN delegate gets top assembly role". Radio New Zealand International. 5 June 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Solomons Diplomat Elected Vice President in United Nations", Solomon Times, 6 June 2008
- ^ "Solomon Islands made history in UN", Solomon Star, 21 May 2013