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Marrack Goulding, a Briton, Led the Peacekeeping Department

By Chris Miles | Jul 28, 2010
His long stint at the UN involved adding 16 missions to the fledgling agency.
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Under Secretary-General Marrack Goulding, in green civilian shirt, in Croatia, 2002.

The United Nations’ first under secretary-general for peacekeeping operations, Marrack Goulding of Britain, died on July 9 of cancer. He was 73.

Serving the UN from 1983 to 1997, Goulding was known as the second-most powerful person in the world body. After a distinguished diplomatic career, Goulding came to the UN and played a major role in shaping and expanding the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, which he presided over from its creation in 1992. Under his leadership, 16 missions came into being in what would be viewed as one of the most prominent periods for the department.

Goulding was also involved in the UN’s work in Cambodia, Central America, Namibia, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and Yugoslavia.

After leaving the UN, Goulding became warden of St. Antony’s College at Oxford, where he retired in 2006. He was also one of 52 former British diplomats who, in 2004, signed a letter criticizing British foreign policy in the Middle East. He favored a stronger UN presence in the Middle East.

DPKO, Marrack Goulding

Chris Miles is a member of the Publications Department of UNA-USA. He is a master’s degree student in political science and international relations at the University of Louisville. Miles has worked for numerous news agencies in the United States and Europe, including The Associated Press and Stars and Stripes. He also worked for the Clinton Global Initiative in New York.

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