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Lady Valerie Ann Amos, Baroness Amos, LG, CH, PC (born 13 March 1954) is a British Labour Party politician and diplomat who served as the eighth UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. Before her appointment to the UN, she served as British High Commissioner to Australia. She was created a life peer in 1997, serving as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council from 2003 to 2007. Since September 2020, Amos has been Master of University College, Oxford, succeeding Sir Ivor Crewe and becoming the first-ever black head of an Oxford college, as well as the first woman appointed to the post.

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  • Valerie Ann Amos, Baroness Amos LG, CH, PC (* 13. März 1954 in Georgetown, Guyana) war von 2010 bis 2015 die achte UN-Nothilfekoordinatorin (Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, USG/ERC). Vor ihrem Amt bei den Vereinten Nationen bekleidete sie die Position der Britischen Hochkommissarin für Australien. (de)
  • Valerie Ann Amos (13 de marzo de 1954, Georgetown), es una socióloga y política británica. Secretaria General Adjunta de Asuntos Humanitarios y Coordinador del Socorro de Emergencia de las Naciones Unidas.​ (es)
  • Valerie Ann Amos, baronne Amos, (née le 13 mars 1954) est une femme politique et une diplomate du Parti travailliste britannique qui a été le huitième secrétaire général adjoint pour les Affaires humanitaires et Coordinateur des secours d'urgence des Nations unies. Avant sa nomination à l'ONU, elle a été haut-commissaire britannique en Australie. Elle est créée pair à vie en 1997, occupant le poste de leader de la Chambre des lords et de lord présidente du Conseil de 2003 à 2007. Lorsque Amos est nommée Secrétaire d'État au Développement international le 12 mai 2003, à la suite de la démission de Clare Short, elle est devenue la première femme noire, asiatique et appartenant à une minorité ethnique (BAME) à occuper le poste de ministre. Elle quitte le Cabinet lorsque Gordon Brown est devenu Premier ministre. En juillet 2010, le Secrétaire général des Nations unies Ban Ki-moon annonce la nomination de la baronne Amos au poste de secrétaire général adjoint pour les Affaires humanitaires et Coordinateur des secours d'urgence. Elle prend son poste le 1er septembre 2010 et est restée en fonction jusqu'au 29 mai 2015. En septembre 2015, elle est nommée directrice de la School of Oriental and African Studies de l'université de Londres devenant ainsi la première femme noire à diriger une faculté britannique. Le 1er août 2020, elle prend la direction de l'University College d'Oxford, succédant à Sir Ivor Crewe. (fr)
  • Lady Valerie Ann Amos, Baroness Amos, LG, CH, PC (born 13 March 1954) is a British Labour Party politician and diplomat who served as the eighth UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. Before her appointment to the UN, she served as British High Commissioner to Australia. She was created a life peer in 1997, serving as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council from 2003 to 2007. Since September 2020, Amos has been Master of University College, Oxford, succeeding Sir Ivor Crewe and becoming the first-ever black head of an Oxford college, as well as the first woman appointed to the post. When she was appointed Secretary of State for International Development on 12 May 2003, following the resignation of Clare Short, Amos became the first Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) woman to serve as a Cabinet minister. She left the Cabinet when Gordon Brown became Prime Minister. In July 2010, Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon announced Baroness Amos's appointment to the role of Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. She took up the position on 1 September 2010 and remained in post until 29 May 2015. In September 2015, Amos was appointed Director of SOAS, University of London, becoming the first black woman to lead a university school in the United Kingdom. (en)
  • Valerie Ann Amos, baronessa Amos (Georgetown, 13 marzo 1954), è una politica e diplomatica britannica. Ha prestato servizio come sottosegretario generale delle Nazioni Unite per gli affari umanitari e coordinatore dei soccorsi di emergenza e in precedenza come alto commissario britannico in Australia. È stata creata pari a vita nel 1997 e ha ricoperto gli uffici di Leader della Camera dei lord e di Lord presidente del Consiglio dal 2003 al 2007. Nel settembre del 2020 Amos è stata nominata master dell'University College di Oxford, succedendo a Sir e diventando il primo Master di colore di un college di Oxford. Quando è stata nominata Segretario di Stato per lo Sviluppo Internazionale il 12 maggio 2003, in seguito alle dimissioni di Clare Short, Amos è diventata la prima donna nera, asiatica e di una minoranza etnica (BAME) a ricoprire l'incarico di ministro del Governo. Ha lasciato l'esecutivo quando Gordon Brown è diventato Primo ministro. Nel luglio del 2010, il segretario generale delle Nazioni Unite Ban Ki-moon ha annunciato la nomina della baronessa Amos al ruolo di sottosegretario generale per gli affari umanitari e coordinatore dei soccorsi di emergenza. È entrata in carica il 1º settembre 2010 e ha ricoperto questo ufficio fino al 29 maggio 2015. Nel settembre del 2015 Amos è stata nominata direttrice della School of Oriental and African Studies dell'Università di Londra, diventando la prima donna di colore a dirigere una scuola universitaria nel Regno Unito. (it)
  • Valerie Ann Amos, baronessan Amos, född 1954 i Guyana, är en brittisk politiker och diplomat. Valerie Amos föddes i dåvarande Brittiska Guyana och har studerat vid universiteten i Warwick, Birmingham och East Anglia. Hon började sin karriär med arbete inom jämlikhetsfrågor på kommunal nivå i London och sedan på nationell nivå. År 1997 adlades hon till baronessa Amos av Brondesbury, i London Borough of Brent. Amos ersatte den avgångna Clare Short som biståndsminister år 2003, och blev därmed första svarta kvinnan att vara brittisk minister, och även en av få ministrar från brittiska överhuset. Senare samma år blev hon istället överhusets ledare när Lord Williams av Mostyn plötsligt dog, och det ämbetet innehade hon till 2007. Brittiska regeringen nominerade henne 2005 till ledarposten i FN:s utvecklingsprogram. Hon var mellan 2010 och 2015 vice generalsekreterare för UNOCHA, FN:s avdelning för humanitär hjälp. År 2015 blev Amos istället direktör på School of Oriental and African Studies, och gick 2020 vidare till att leda University College, Oxford. (sv)
  • Valerie Ann Amos, baronowa Amos, określana jako Lady Amos (ur. 13 marca 1954 w Georgetown, Gujana) – brytyjska polityk, dożywotnia członkini Izby Lordów i była przewodnicząca tej Izby. Pierwsza w historii czarna kobieta, która zasiadła w brytyjskim gabinecie. Członkini Partii Pracy. (pl)
  • Валери Энн Амос, баронесса Амос (англ. Valerie Ann Amos, Baroness Amos; род. 13 марта 1954) — британский политик. За свою карьеру Амос занимала такие государственные должности, как заместитель , , а также после присвоения ей звания пожизненного пэра в 1997 году была лидером Палаты лордов и Лордом-председателем Совета. (ru)
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  • Valerie Ann Amos, Baroness Amos LG, CH, PC (* 13. März 1954 in Georgetown, Guyana) war von 2010 bis 2015 die achte UN-Nothilfekoordinatorin (Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator, USG/ERC). Vor ihrem Amt bei den Vereinten Nationen bekleidete sie die Position der Britischen Hochkommissarin für Australien. (de)
  • Valerie Ann Amos (13 de marzo de 1954, Georgetown), es una socióloga y política británica. Secretaria General Adjunta de Asuntos Humanitarios y Coordinador del Socorro de Emergencia de las Naciones Unidas.​ (es)
  • Valerie Ann Amos, baronowa Amos, określana jako Lady Amos (ur. 13 marca 1954 w Georgetown, Gujana) – brytyjska polityk, dożywotnia członkini Izby Lordów i była przewodnicząca tej Izby. Pierwsza w historii czarna kobieta, która zasiadła w brytyjskim gabinecie. Członkini Partii Pracy. (pl)
  • Валери Энн Амос, баронесса Амос (англ. Valerie Ann Amos, Baroness Amos; род. 13 марта 1954) — британский политик. За свою карьеру Амос занимала такие государственные должности, как заместитель , , а также после присвоения ей звания пожизненного пэра в 1997 году была лидером Палаты лордов и Лордом-председателем Совета. (ru)
  • Valerie Ann Amos, baronne Amos, (née le 13 mars 1954) est une femme politique et une diplomate du Parti travailliste britannique qui a été le huitième secrétaire général adjoint pour les Affaires humanitaires et Coordinateur des secours d'urgence des Nations unies. Avant sa nomination à l'ONU, elle a été haut-commissaire britannique en Australie. Elle est créée pair à vie en 1997, occupant le poste de leader de la Chambre des lords et de lord présidente du Conseil de 2003 à 2007. (fr)
  • Lady Valerie Ann Amos, Baroness Amos, LG, CH, PC (born 13 March 1954) is a British Labour Party politician and diplomat who served as the eighth UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. Before her appointment to the UN, she served as British High Commissioner to Australia. She was created a life peer in 1997, serving as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council from 2003 to 2007. Since September 2020, Amos has been Master of University College, Oxford, succeeding Sir Ivor Crewe and becoming the first-ever black head of an Oxford college, as well as the first woman appointed to the post. (en)
  • Valerie Ann Amos, baronessa Amos (Georgetown, 13 marzo 1954), è una politica e diplomatica britannica. Ha prestato servizio come sottosegretario generale delle Nazioni Unite per gli affari umanitari e coordinatore dei soccorsi di emergenza e in precedenza come alto commissario britannico in Australia. È stata creata pari a vita nel 1997 e ha ricoperto gli uffici di Leader della Camera dei lord e di Lord presidente del Consiglio dal 2003 al 2007. Nel settembre del 2020 Amos è stata nominata master dell'University College di Oxford, succedendo a Sir e diventando il primo Master di colore di un college di Oxford. (it)
  • Valerie Ann Amos, baronessan Amos, född 1954 i Guyana, är en brittisk politiker och diplomat. Valerie Amos föddes i dåvarande Brittiska Guyana och har studerat vid universiteten i Warwick, Birmingham och East Anglia. Hon började sin karriär med arbete inom jämlikhetsfrågor på kommunal nivå i London och sedan på nationell nivå. År 1997 adlades hon till baronessa Amos av Brondesbury, i London Borough of Brent. Amos ersatte den avgångna Clare Short som biståndsminister år 2003, och blev därmed första svarta kvinnan att vara brittisk minister, och även en av få ministrar från brittiska överhuset. Senare samma år blev hon istället överhusets ledare när Lord Williams av Mostyn plötsligt dog, och det ämbetet innehade hon till 2007. (sv)
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