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'''Dr. Charles B. H. Fincham''' was a South African diplomat, a [[Cercle]] attendee, and an important figure in [[South Africa]]-[[Israel]] relations.<ref name=con/> | '''Dr. Charles B. H. Fincham''' was a South African diplomat, a [[Cercle]] attendee, and an important figure in [[South Africa]]-[[Israel]] relations.<ref name=con/> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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| + | ===Angola Consul General=== | ||
In November 1961, Charles B H Fincham was the South African Consul General in Luanda, [[Angola]].<ref name=con>https://ujdigispace.uj.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10210/2544/Conclusion.pdf?sequence=8</ref> | In November 1961, Charles B H Fincham was the South African Consul General in Luanda, [[Angola]].<ref name=con>https://ujdigispace.uj.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10210/2544/Conclusion.pdf?sequence=8</ref> | ||
| − | In 1972 Dr. Charles Fincham, as a senior foreign affairs officer, left South Africa for Israel shortly to open the new Consulate General in Tel Aviv.<ref>[http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/49935040/ March 17, 1972 The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, p. 3]</ref> | + | ===1972- Israel Consul General=== |
| + | In 1972 Dr. Charles Fincham, as a senior foreign affairs officer, left South Africa for Israel shortly to open the new Consulate General in Tel Aviv.<ref>[http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/49935040/ March 17, 1972 The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, p. 3]</ref> "In September 1972, Israel abstained from a UN vote to grant the [[ANC]] observer status, just a few days after the Israeli foreign ministry had informed South African Consul-General Charles Fincham that their government would be more accommodating to his country at the United Nations."<ref>http://www.mepc.org/journal/middle-east-policy-archives/south-africa-and-middle-east?print</ref> | ||
| − | + | Charles Fincham reported to his superiors in 1978: “I feel that we should be very aware of the kind of goodwill which ex–South African Jews assist in building up for us here [in Israel].”<ref>10 November 1978, SA, | |
| + | Foreign Affairs, 1/8/3, vol.10 (21/9/78–29/5/79).</ref> | ||
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
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Dr. Charles B. H. Fincham was a South African diplomat, a Cercle attendee, and an important figure in South Africa-Israel relations.[1]
Contents
Career
Angola Consul General
In November 1961, Charles B H Fincham was the South African Consul General in Luanda, Angola.[1]
1972- Israel Consul General
In 1972 Dr. Charles Fincham, as a senior foreign affairs officer, left South Africa for Israel shortly to open the new Consulate General in Tel Aviv.[2] "In September 1972, Israel abstained from a UN vote to grant the ANC observer status, just a few days after the Israeli foreign ministry had informed South African Consul-General Charles Fincham that their government would be more accommodating to his country at the United Nations."[3]
Charles Fincham reported to his superiors in 1978: “I feel that we should be very aware of the kind of goodwill which ex–South African Jews assist in building up for us here [in Israel].”[4]
Publications
In 1980, as a member of the South African Institute of International Affairs he published on the United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea.[5]
Connections
He attended the 1984 meeting of Le Cercle, and is credited as "Ambassador (rtd.) S.A. Institute for International Affairs".
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Cercle/1984 (Capetown) | 12 January 1984 | 15 January 1984 | Stellenbosch Capetown South Africa | 4 day meeting of Le Cercle in Capetown exposed after Joel Van der Reijden discovered the attendee list for this conference and published it online in 2011 |
References
- ↑ a b https://ujdigispace.uj.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10210/2544/Conclusion.pdf?sequence=8
- ↑ March 17, 1972 The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, p. 3
- ↑ http://www.mepc.org/journal/middle-east-policy-archives/south-africa-and-middle-east?print
- ↑ 10 November 1978, SA, Foreign Affairs, 1/8/3, vol.10 (21/9/78–29/5/79).
- ↑ https://www.africaportal.org/dspace/authors/fincham-dr-charles
