Curriculum Vitae: Drs. Edy Korthals Altes Born: 1924 , Vught, Netherlands. Married in1950 with Deetje Meijer, 4 children and 11 grandchildren. After completion studies at Rotterdam School of Economics Career in Foreign Service from: 1951-1986. Served in New York; Colombo; Paris (Economic Committee of the OEEC); The Hague; Bonn (‘62-’67) CounsellorPress/Cultural Affairs; Rome (’67-’70) Counsellor Economic Affairs; Djakarta (’70- ’72) Minister Plenipotentiary-Deputy Head of Mission; Brussels (’73- ’77) Deputy Permanent Representative European Communities; Warsaw (’77-’80) Ambassador; The Hague (‘80-’82) Head of Foreign Service; Madrid (’83- ’86) Ambassador. Voluntary resignation and honourable discharge in July ’86 in connection with public stand on arms race (in particular Starwars). Since thenactive in Peace and Security, East- West relations, Economic development,Inter-religious cooperation, Spiritual renewal of Europe. Among the functions since resignation from the Foreign Service in 1986 are: Chairman of the Section International Affairs of the Netherlands Council of Churches; Member Entwicklungs Kammer Evangelische Kirche Deutschland (EKD) Hannover. Co-President of EECOD (European Ecumenical Commissionon Development) Vice Chairman Pugwash Netherlands. Co-President World Conference of Religions for Peace(WCRP) New York. Vice-moderator Governing Boardmember Executive Committee (1994-1999) At Present: Honorary President World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP) New York . Fellow World Academy of Art and Science . Member Pugwash Movement. Founding Member SPES Forum (Spirituality in Economicsand Society) University – Leuven. |