Moley, and they have spoken loud and clear, via votes of 108 versus 12, that there is indeed something that China can contribute to the United Nations when it comes to fighting hunger. Yet, people of the world have already spoken for Mr. And he should have added by saying that the United States, as a key UN member, shall rally around the new FAO leader and fully support his appointment for FAO's continued mission to fight hunger worldwide. Qu Dongyu to congratulate him on a well-run campaign. Moley should have simply picked up the phone and called up Mr. As a great and long-lasting American political tradition, Mr. State Department draws that kind of lesson. It is a gross disappointment that the top brass at the U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, vowed to learn the lesson as "applying to some of the other battles coming up" during a recent closed-door town hall meeting at the State Department addressing the FAO election. "It made us look like complete fools." David Hale, the U.S. official was quoted in the Foreign Policy article. "Everybody was just asking why, how… this happened," one U.S. Understandably there has been a fair amount of reeling from this humiliating defeat on the part of some U.S. Kirvalizdze ended up getting only 12 votes. Qu Dongyu, who won the election overwhelmingly with 108 out of 191 votes from the organization's 194 member countries. However, the vote came back on June 23, 2019, as a total fiasco to Washington. foreign-policy goal and Qu had to be beaten. official responsible for overseeing this matter, made clear before the election that defeating China would be a key U.S. The Foreign Policy article said that Kevin Moley, the U.S. diplomats were zealous in placing the Georgian candidate it backed at the head of the FAO and preventing Qu from winning the position. The recent FAO director-general election battle between the Washington-hand-picked candidate – the former Georgian agricultural minister Davit Kirvalidze – and Beijing's candidate – Qu Dongyu, China's vice minister of agriculture and rural affairs – is a case in point.Īs revealed by the Foreign Policy article, the kind of campaign strategy and political maneuvering behind supporting Kirvalidze in the election was a vivid manifestation of an anti-China mindset prevalent in Washington. assistant secretary of state for international organization affairs, thinks "America's diplomatic corps need to do everything in its power to thwart Beijing's ambition." politicians such as Kevin Moley, the U.S. But in the eyes of some Washington politicians, this trend is nefariously framed in a Thucydides trap perspective, and according to a recent article in Foreign Policy, which is a Washington-based magazine publication, some U.S. This follows naturally from China's expanding share of the world economy and its consequent contributions to the UN. The article reflects the author's opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.Ĭhina's influence at international institutions has been on the rise recently as manifested by its winning of director-general positions at several key United Nations organizations, including the UN Industrial Development Organization (IDO), the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITO), and more recently the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Upon satisfying local charges, Tess Bergeron will be released to Lafourche Parishįor additional information concerning this News Release, contact Sheriff Leland Falcon or Public Information Officer, Lonny Cavalier at 98.Editor's note: John Gong is a research fellow at Charhar Institute and professor at the University of International Business and Economics. *Failure to Appear – Assumption Parish on charges of: Tess Bergeron was transported to Assumption Parish on Tuesday and booked into the Assumption Parish Detention Center on charges of: Upon conducting a computer inquiry, officials in Ascension Parish discovered the Assumption charges. BELLE ROSE – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports the arrest of Tess Bergeron, 48, of 249 Virginia Street, Belle Rose, LA, on failure to appear warrants in Assumption Parish and a fugitive warrant from Lafourche Parish.Īssumption Parish Sheriff’s Office was notified by Ascension Parish that Tess Bergeron was incarcerated in their facility on multiple failure to appear warrants.
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