Ralph Bunche

Ralph Bunche, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1951 Ralph Johnson Bunche ( August 7 , 1904 - December 9 , 1971 ) was an American political scientist and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his mediation in Palestine in the late 1940s that led to an armistice agreement between the Jews and Arabs in the region.

Ralph Johnson Bunche (August 7, 1903(4?) (There is some dispute as to his actual year of birth) –December 9, 1971) was an American political scientist and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Palestine . He was the first person of color to be so honored in the history of the Prize. He was involved in the formation and administration of the United Nations . In 1963, he received the Medal of Freedom from President John F. Ralph Bunche , Medal of Freedom

American diplomat For his grandson, the General Secretary of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) organization, see Ralph J. Bunche III Ralph Johnson Bunche ( / b ʌ n tʃ / ; August 7, 1904 – December 9, 1971) was an American political scientist , academic, and diplomat who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Israel . He was the first African American to be so honored. He was involved in the formation and administration of the United Nations and played a major role in numerous peacekeeping operations sponsored by the UN. In 1963, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President John F. Bunche served on the US delegation to both the Washington Conversations on International Peace and Security Organization in 1944 and United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco in 1945 that drafted the UN charter. Bunche served on the American delegation to the first session of the United Nations General Assembly in 1946. He then joined the UN as head of the Trusteeship Department, and began a long series of troubleshooting roles. In 1948 he became an acting mediator for the Middle East, negotiating an armistice between Egypt and Israel. He continued to serve at the United Nations, working on crises in the Sinai (1956), the Congo (1960), Yemen (1963), Cyprus (1964) and Bahrain in 1970, reporting directly to the UN secretary general. He also chaired study groups dealing with water resources in the Middle East. In 1957 he was promoted to Undersecretary for special political affairs, having prime responsibility for peacekeeping roles. In 1965 he supervised the cease-fire following the war between India and Pakistan. He retired from the UN in 1971. Encyclopedia of US foreign relations.

American diplomat and Nobel Peace laureate (1904–1971) For other uses, see Ralph Bunche (disambiguation) . Ralph Johnson Bunche ( / b ʌ n tʃ / ; August 7, 1904 – December 9, 1971) was an American political scientist , diplomat, and leading actor in the mid-20th-century decolonization process and US civil rights movement , who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Israel . Among black Nobel laureates he is the first African American and first person of African descent to be awarded a Nobel Prize. He was involved in the formation and early administration of the United Nations , and played a major role in both the decolonization process and numerous UN peacekeeping operations. Bunche served on the US delegation to both the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in 1944 and United Nations Conference on International Organization in 1945 that drafted the UN charter. He then served on the American delegation to the first session of the United Nations General Assembly in 1946 and joined the UN as head of the Trusteeship Department , beginning a long series of troubleshooting roles and responsibilities related to decolonization. In 1948, Bunche became an acting mediator for the Middle East, negotiating an armistice between Egypt and Israel. Bunche continued to serve at the UN, working on crises in the Sinai (1956), the Congo (1960), Yemen (1963), Cyprus (1964) and Bahrain in 1970, reporting directly to the UN Secretary-General. He chaired study groups dealing with water resources in the Middle East. In 1957, he was promoted to Under-Secretary-General for special political affairs , having prime responsibility for peacekeeping roles. In 1965, Bunche supervised the cease-fire following the war between India and Pakistan. He retired from the UN in June 1971, dying 6 months later. In 1963, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President John F. At the UN, Bunche gained such fame that Ebony magazine proclaimed him perhaps the most influential African American of the first half of the 20th century and "[f]or nearly a decade, he was the most celebrated African American of his time both [in the US] and abroad." Bruce W. Encyclopedia of US foreign relations.

American diplomat and political scientist (1904–1971) For other uses, see Ralph Bunche (disambiguation) . Ralph Johnson Bunche ( / b ʌ n tʃ / BUNCH ; August 7, 1904 – December 9, 1971) was an American political scientist , diplomat, and leading actor in the mid-20th-century decolonization process and US civil rights movement , who received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s mediation in Palestine. He is the first black Nobel laureate and the first person of African descent to be awarded a Nobel Prize. He was involved in the formation and early administration of the United Nations (UN), and played a major role in both the decolonization process and numerous UN peacekeeping operations. Bunche served on the US delegation to both the Dumbarton Oaks Conference in 1944 and United Nations Conference on International Organization in 1945 that drafted the UN charter. He then served on the American delegation to the first session of the United Nations General Assembly in 1946 and joined the UN as head of the Trusteeship Department , beginning a long series of troubleshooting roles and responsibilities related to decolonization. In 1948, Bunche became an acting mediator for the Middle East, negotiating an armistice between Egypt and Israel. Bunche continued to serve at the UN, working on crises in the Sinai (1956), the Congo (1960), Yemen (1963), Cyprus (1964) and Bahrain in 1970, reporting directly to the UN Secretary-General. He chaired study groups dealing with water resources in the Middle East. In 1957, he was promoted to Under-Secretary-General for special political affairs , having prime responsibility for peacekeeping roles. In 1965, Bunche supervised the cease-fire following the war between India and Pakistan. He retired from the UN in June 1971, dying six months later. In 1963, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President John F. At the UN, Bunche gained such fame that Ebony magazine proclaimed him perhaps the most influential African American of the first half of the 20th century and "[f]or nearly a decade, he was the most celebrated African American of his time both [in the US] and abroad." Jentleson, Bruce W., and Thomas G.