Governor/bureaucrat Famous Names Starting with Letter D

Was a Swedish diplomat, Christian mystic, and the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. He

Was a Swedish diplomat, Christian mystic, and the second Secretary-General of the United Nations. He served from April 1953 until his death in a plane crash in September 1961 under mysterious circumstances. The exact cause of his death has never been conclusively determined.

Is an English UN Messenger of Peace, primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist. She is well-know

Is an English UN Messenger of Peace, primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist. She is well-known for her 45-year study of chimpanzee social and family interactions in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, and for founding the Jane Goodall Institute.

Was a diplomat who served as the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Algeria. He is remember

Was a diplomat who served as the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom and Algeria. He is remembered for a controversial remark about Israel. In 2001, Daniel Bernard came to public attention when, as French Ambassador to the United Kingdom, he was quoted as saying: "All the current troubles in the world are because of that shitty little country Israel." The diplomat added, "Why should the world be in danger of World War III because of those people?"

Is a graduate of the École Nationale d'Administration and former French Ambassador to Canada, after

Is a graduate of the École Nationale d'Administration and former French Ambassador to Canada, after being appointed to the position in 2004 until 2008. As of April 2009, he serves as France's ambassador in Pakistan. Daniel Jouanneau began his career in the Minister of Foreign Affairs (France) in 1971. He alternated between foreign postings and positions at the headquarters. In Paris, he was in charge of European affairs on numerous occasions (legal affairs department, political affairs department, Europe department

In Gianyar, Bali is the current governor of Bali. He is a member of the PDI-P, and allied to Megawat

In Gianyar, Bali is the current governor of Bali. He is a member of the PDI-P, and allied to Megawati Sukarnoputri. He received his degree from Gajah Mada University in Social Politic Faculty. He started his career in 1967 as Secretary Officer of Bangli Regency. From 1968 he was the Relieving Mayor of Bangli for another two years. He was a member of parliament and the Bali government from 1970-1998. In 1998, he was elected to his first term as Governor of Bali, and in 2003 he was elected for his second term.

Was a former Cabinet Secretary of the Government of India and former governor of Punjab, West Bengal

Was a former Cabinet Secretary of the Government of India and former governor of Punjab, West Bengal and Karnataka.Dharma Vira joined the ICS in early 1931 and his career proceeded quickly after he married Dayavati Ganga Ram in 1932. He was a Resident Magistrate in Uttar Pradesh, but from 1941 became more involved in central Indian government affairs. He became Deputy Chief Controller of Imports during 2nd World War, and was Textile Commissioner for India in 1945. After Independence,he worked closely with Jawaharlal Nehru, and was Joint Secretary to the Indian Cabinet in 1947. He then became Principal Private Secretary to Jawaharlal Nehru, 1950-51, and Commercial Adviser to the Indian High Commissioner in London, 1951-3.

Was an early colonial American famous for composing the history of the Dutch community at Sleepy Hol

Was an early colonial American famous for composing the history of the Dutch community at Sleepy Hollow and beginning the community's records. His book "Het Notite Boeck der Christelyckes kercke op de Manner of Philips Burgh" is one of the nation's most valuable historical documents. Sometimes referred to as "Het Notite Boeck", the five-part book us a rare surviving record of Dutch Colonial American village life in English-occupied New York province.

Was a Sri Lankan educationalist, politician and diplomat.When he was seven years Jayatilaka was sent

Was a Sri Lankan educationalist, politician and diplomat.When he was seven years Jayatilaka was sent to the Vidyalankara Pirivena, where he learned Sinhala, Pali and Sanskrit by Ratmalane Sri Dharmaloka Thera. To study English and other subjects in the English medium, he was sent to the local Baptist school from where he was sent to Wesley College in 1881, there he passed the junior and senior Cambridge examinations, traveling daily by cart from Kelaniya to the Pettah.

Is an Australian arts administrator

Is an Australian arts administrator

Was the first native Indian to be appointed 'Principal Appraiser' of precious stones for the customs

Was the first native Indian to be appointed 'Principal Appraiser' of precious stones for the customs office of the Bombay Presidency, which was then a province of British India.The title of Khan Sahib was conferred upon Dossabhoy Raja on January 2, 1933 by the (then) Viceroy and Governor General of India, Lord Willingdon, in recognition of his role in the apprehension of a gang of smugglers. Raja had surreptitiously visited Jamnagar on the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat, which was then under a Nawab's rule and outside British Imperial jurisdiction. Clad in a dhoti and posing as a Gujarati trader, Raja had then risked his life to collect information on smugglers operating on the northern borders of the Presidency. The information Raja collected led to the arrest of the gang.

Was a prominent Kashmiri politician who was a confidant of Indira Gandhi. He served as Ambassador of

Was a prominent Kashmiri politician who was a confidant of Indira Gandhi. He served as Ambassador of India to the Soviet Union, and as a minister in the Kashmir and Delhi administrations.He negotiated the 1971 Indo-Soviet Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation and was a principal architect of India's military intervention in neighboring East Pakistan's civil war, which led to the creation of independent Bangladesh. [1]