For your information. Mr. Amadou Mahtarr Mbow is the Senegalese Ex-Director General of UNESCO and Mr Babacar Ndiaye also from Senegal was Ex-President of the African Development Bank. Jabou Joh wrote: > In a message dated 10/14/00 1:09:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > [log in to unmask] writes: > > << Annan I suspect > learn from the former UNESCO head, how the west specifically the U.S. work > to rid him off that position. One of the main concerns the Reagan > administration had was Dr Baboucar's(forgot the last name) efforts in > promoting African interest. Annan himself is being constantly reminded bb > Madeline Al bright that had it not been for the U.S. he wouldn't be in his > present position. The politics at the Un is vicious and i suspect one works > a fine line when in Anna's position. >> > ********************************************* > Hello Daddy Sang, > > This is precisely the point, and I guess some of us big dreamers are hoping > that if someone in Annan's place has to choose between being spoon fed on the > job and constant reminders by those who see themselves as his mentors and > therefore expect gratefullness from him, and being allowed to do the job > according to his conscience and abilities, and with the dignity that would > have been accorded someone else, then they would choose to latter. But > perhaps having the position is what matters more than what one does in it? > > Jabou > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L > Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html > You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] > if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html You may also send subscription requests to [log in to unmask] if you have problems accessing the web interface and remember to write your full name and e-mail address. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------