Governor/bureaucrat Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a contemporary artist and curator. He has been working as an artist since the late 1970s, present

Is a contemporary artist and curator. He has been working as an artist since the late 1970s, presenting performance and installation works in Europe and North America. He currently holds the diplomatic post of Director of the Polish Institute in Kyiv Ukraine[1].Jerzy was born and raised in Poland, emigrated to Canada in 1987 and returned to Poland and later Ukraine in the mid 1990s. He is married with one daughter.

Is an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic pre

Is an American civil rights activist and Baptist minister. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as "shadow senator" for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He was the founder of both entities that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. is his eldest son. According to an AP-AOL "Black Voices" poll in February 2006, Jackson was voted "the most important black leader" with 15% of the vote.[1]

Is a German international civil servant, since November 2008 serving as the German ambassador to Swe

Is a German international civil servant, since November 2008 serving as the German ambassador to Sweden. He was named Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Kosovo and head of UNMIK from 1 September 2006 to 20 June 2008. Before

Was an Austrian humanist, scientist, diplomat, and historian. Born in Spießheim, near Schweinfurt i

Was an Austrian humanist, scientist, diplomat, and historian. Born in Spießheim, near Schweinfurt in Franconia, of which Cuspinianus is a Latinization, he studied in Leipzig and Würzburg. He went to Vienna in 1492 and became a professor of medicine at the

Was prince-bishop of Warmia and Bishop of Chelmno (Culm). Due to his diplomatic services for Polish

Was prince-bishop of Warmia and Bishop of Chelmno (Culm). Due to his diplomatic services for Polish kings, the bishop and poet is also known as the Father of Polish Diplomacy.Johannes Dantiscus' personal seal, a depiction located at Stanford University Libraries, identifies him as Ioannes De Curiis, Pruss. Varmien (of Warmia Prussia) with St.Katharinen, St. Jakob and St. Petri crests.His family's name was von Höfen[1], while Flachsbinder is an occupational name derived from his grandfather's ropemaking trade (literally flax binder). Johannes took on the nickname Dantiscus in order to show that he was a burgher of Gdansk/Danzig (Latin: Dantiscum) where his father was a brewer and merchant.

Was a civil servant in British India and an author. The eldest son of Rev. Thomas Beames, preacher o

Was a civil servant in British India and an author. The eldest son of Rev. Thomas Beames, preacher of St James's Church, Piccadilly and grandson of John Beames Esq., a barrister and later bencher of Lincoln’s Inn, Beames was Educated at Merchant Taylors' School and Haileybury College before leaving for India in 1858. He served in the Punjab from March 1859, to late 1861 and in Bengal from December 1861 until the conclusion of his service in 1893. Latterly, Beames was employed in the Bengal Presidency, becoming a permanent Collector in 1867 and a Commissioner in 1881. He thrice officiated as a Member of the Board of Revenue. By the time he retired from the ICS in March 1893, Beames had gained extensive knowledge of Indian life and in 1896 chose to set down in writing an account of his career. This account was first published in 1961 as Memoirs of a Bengal Civilian.

Is the founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Church [2]in San Antonio, Texas, a non-denominationa

Is the founder and senior pastor of Cornerstone Church [2]in San Antonio, Texas, a non-denominational charismatic church with more than 19,000 active members.[1] John Hagee is CEO at his non-profit corporation, Global Evangelism Television (GETV).

Is the Queen's Commissioner in the province of Friesland, The Netherlands.

Is the Queen's Commissioner in the province of Friesland, The Netherlands.

Was a late medieval chronicler and political advisor to the rulers of Carinthia. He is also known as

Was a late medieval chronicler and political advisor to the rulers of Carinthia. He is also known as Johannes Victorensis, Johannes de Victoria, John of Victring, Johann von Viktring, or Jo(h)annes Victoriensis. In Slovene he is called Janez Vetrinjski. N

Was an American diplomat and Medal of Freedom recipient. He was one of the China Hands, whose career

Was an American diplomat and Medal of Freedom recipient. He was one of the China Hands, whose careers in the Foreign Service were destroyed by McCarthyism and the reaction to the fall of China.

An Indian Administrative Service officer of 1972 batch. He graduated from Trivandrum Engineering Col

An Indian Administrative Service officer of 1972 batch. He graduated from Trivandrum Engineering College with an engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering and has served as commissioner of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation from 29 February 2004 to May 2007. During the flooding of 26 July 2005 he came under severe and often unfair criticism by the media.Joseph was the Maharashtra's Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister before the state government granted him the post of the civic chief of Mumbai. He was succeeded by Jairaj Phatak in May 2007. On 1 May 2007 , he was appointed as Chief Secretary of Maharashtra.

Was a civil servant of the Bombay Presidency.[1]He was the Commissioner in Sindh from 1859 to 1862,[

Was a civil servant of the Bombay Presidency.[1]He was the Commissioner in Sindh from 1859 to 1862,[2] when he was appointed a Member of the Council in Bombay.[3] He retired with an annuity in 1865.[1]

An Argentine Justicialist Party politician, currently Foreign Minister[1] (canciller) in the governm

An Argentine Justicialist Party politician, currently Foreign Minister[1] (canciller) in the government of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, after occupying the same post during the previous government of Néstor Kirchner. His father was Jorge Alberto Taiana, colleague of and doctor to Juan Perón.Following his release, Taiana held several academic positions until he was appointed Advisor to the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies (1987-1989). In 1989 he joined as Undersecretary for Organizations and Special Matters. He was then appointed Undersecretary for Foreign Policy (1990), and later Director of International Organizations (1991). Between 1992 and 1995, he was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Argentine Republic to Guatemala and concurrently to Belize. After wide regional support to his candidature, he served as Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the OAS between 1996 and 2001, and then became Secretary for Human Rights of the Government of the Province of Buenos Aires.

Was governor general of the French establishment in India, and was the rival of Robert Clive.Dupleix

Was governor general of the French establishment in India, and was the rival of Robert Clive.Dupleix was born in Landrecies, France. His father, François Dupleix, a wealthy farmer, wished to bring him up as a merchant, and, in order to distract him from h

Was a French soldier, most active as a military commander and administrator in the French colonies a

Was a French soldier, most active as a military commander and administrator in the French colonies and finished his career during the First World War. He was made Marshal of France posthumously in 1921. Historians such as Georges Blond, Basil Liddell Hart

Was a French adventurer, businessman, and diplomat who fathered the Lambert Charter. He travelled to

Was a French adventurer, businessman, and diplomat who fathered the Lambert Charter. He travelled to Mauritius where, at the age of 22, he married a wealthy widow and accumulated further wealth by entering the slave trade. By sea, he relieved a Merina garrison, in Madagascar, in 1854, that was beleaguered by rebelling Malagasy tribes. As a reward, he was invited to a royal audience with the xenophobic queen Ranavalona I. At her capital Antananarivo, he met Jean Laborde, a Frenchman who had established an armament industry for the Merina army

Was an Argentine political theorist and diplomat. Although he lived most of his life in exile in Mon

Was an Argentine political theorist and diplomat. Although he lived most of his life in exile in Montevideo and Chile, he was one of the most influential Argentine liberals of his age.Juan Bautista Alberdi was born in San Miguel de Tucumán, capital city of the province of Tucumán, Argentina, in the year of the May Revolution, the beginning of Argentine emancipation from the motherland, Spain. His father, Salvador Alberdi, was a Spanish merchant; his mother, Josefa Aráoz y Balderrama, had been born into an Argentine family of Spanish descent. She died as a result of Juan Bautista's birth.

An Argentine lawyer and academic who served as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advise

An Argentine lawyer and academic who served as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide from 14 July 2004 until 29 May 2007. He is currently the President of the International Center for Transitional Justice, located in New York City.Immediately prior to his appointment with the United Nations, Méndez was serving as president of the International Center for Transitional Justice. A native of Lomas de Zamora in Buenos Aires Province, Méndez dedicated his legal career to the defense of human rights. As a result of his involvement in representing political prisoners, he was arrested and subjected to torture and administrative detention for a year and a half during the Argentine military dictatorship. During this time, Amnesty International adopted him as a “prisoner of conscience”. After his release from detention in the late 1970s, Méndez moved to the United States.

An Argentine politician and the Argentine Ambassador to the Vatican since 2008. He has served as a N

An Argentine politician and the Argentine Ambassador to the Vatican since 2008. He has served as a National Deputy and government minister, and is the son of Peronist grandee Antonio Cafiero.[1]In his youth, Cafiero was an activist in the Peronist Youth and headed the Justicialist Party of San Isidro.[1] In 1989 he was elected as a National Deputy for the Party, but the following year he was one of the 'Group of 8', progressive Peronists opposed to the neo-liberal policies of President Carlos Menem. The Group split from the Justicialist Party to create the Frente Grande and subsequently FrePaSo which formed part of the Alliance for Work, Justice and Education which took Fernando de la Rúa to the Presidency.

Was a French diplomat. He began his career as a lawyer (1866), served in the Franco-Prussian War and

Was a French diplomat. He began his career as a lawyer (1866), served in the Franco-Prussian War and entered the civil service in 1871. He was prefect of the départment of Nord (1882) and of the Rhône (1887-1891), and in 1891 became governor-general of Algeria, where he had served in a minor position in 1874.

Was a journalist, diplomat and author. He was active in Western Europe, the United States and South

Was a journalist, diplomat and author. He was active in Western Europe, the United States and South America at different times in his life. He was a nephew of the founder of the kindergarten system, Friedrich Fröbel. Julius was educated at the universitie

Was a prominent interwar Lithuanian diplomat, the last head of foreign affairs in independent interw

Was a prominent interwar Lithuanian diplomat, the last head of foreign affairs in independent interwar Lithuania, and a translator. He served in the military between 1916 and 1922, afterwards joining the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1938 Urb

Was an Indian diplomat.At the time of his death he was the National Security Advisor to the Prime Mi

Was an Indian diplomat.At the time of his death he was the National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of India. He had served as the Foreign Secretary and as an Ambassador of India to several countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh (first ambassador), Chile, Mexico, Japan, Australia, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. He was also a representative of India to the UN, UNIDO, UNESCO, ILO and Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). He was a member of the first National Security Advisory Board, He was also the author of several books.

Was a doctor in the Indian army, a senior civilian and an eminent practitioner of modern medicine.As

Was a doctor in the Indian army, a senior civilian and an eminent practitioner of modern medicine.As a doctor in the Maratha Light Infantry, he saw action in the Battle of Kut-el-Amara[1] during the First World War. He was the Chief Medical Officer of Campbell Medical Hospital, Calcutta, and later became the Professor of Surgery and second Indian Principal of Calcutta Medical College, Calcutta.[2]