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Paul Berthoud (1922 - ) has worked for the United Nations from 1951 to 1996. He served until retirement in 1983 in various positions in New York, the Middle East, Latin America, Africa and Geneva, whereupon he engaged in consultancies and training activities worldwide. His work for the United Nations has involved him in the legal, social, economic and administrative fields, as well as in the servicing of intergovernmental meetings. A citizen of Switzerland, Paul Berthoud holds a Doctorat en Droit and a Licence ès Sciences Politiques of the University of Geneva. He began his professional career in the Swiss Federal Adminisration in Berne.
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From here you can go to:

- A Professional Life Narrative And Some Related Stories, download the file (168 pages A4, 747kb, PDF) or go to the page and browse or search the text.

- A presentation of Paul Berthoud’s book Palestine meurtrie, Eclairages sur une cause en détresse 1997 - 2005, you will find HERE
This book was published in 2005

- You can download an edition of letters sent by Paul Berthoud from New York to his parents between 1951 and 1955. This correspondence sheds an original light on the American politcal life and on the early years in this context of the United Nations Organization. Paul Berthoud, Lettres de New York 1951-1955, La vie politique américaine et ses incidences à l'ONU; Société et éducation. Download the file (80 pages A4, 608 kb, PDF).


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