Boutros Boutros-Ghali served as the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1992-1996. He utilized the power of the United Nations to promote and maintain peace through his firm commitment to preventative diplomacy. He is a stalwart upholder of the U.N. Charter to protect human rights through the sustained development of peace and security. During his term of office, he mounted more peacekeeping operations than in the United Nations' previous 40 years, and convened proactive international conferences such as the "Earth Summit" in Rio de Janeiro , the "Population Conference" in Cairo , and the historic "Conference on Women" in Beijing . Before his tenure as U.N. Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros-Ghali served as a distinguished foreign affairs statesman for his native Egypt . He also played a major role in the Arab-Israeli Camp David peace accord. In his speeches, Mr. Boutros-Ghali calls upon his experience as an international peacekeeper to outline the geopolitical balance of power today. What are the global conflicts currently straining international diplomatic relations, and by what tactics can we promote world peace and security in the millennium ahead? Mr. Boutros-Ghali divides his time between Paris and Cairo , and makes frequent trips to the United States .
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