Charles Fincham
 Charles Fincham  (diplomat) | |
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| Member of | Le Cercle |
Le Cercle. | |
Dr. Charles B. H. Fincham was a South African diplomat, a Cercle attendee, and an important figure in South Africa-Israel relations.[1]
Career
In November 1961, Charles B H Fincham was the South African Consul General in Luanda, Angola.[1]
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]
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.[4]
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
- ↑ https://www.africaportal.org/dspace/authors/fincham-dr-charles
