Counsellor (merit), June 1994

Second Secretary (merit), December 1981

First Secretary (merit), December 1987

Minister Second Class (merit), June 2000

I would like especially to thank everyone for the very generous and undeserved words addressed to me personally.

These appointments set a bad precedent, regardless of the merits of the individual members in question.

President Duarte Frutos (spoke in Spanish) At the outset, I congratulate the Co Chairpersons on their well deserved election.

South Korea s soft power is well deserved and extends across Asia.

Allow me also to congratulate the IAEA and its Director General on their well deserved receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Tunisian Director, Nassim al Korbi was truly the star of the festival's opening,

Reliability check of personnel (point 13 of the matrix)

Reliability check of personnel (point 13 of the matrix)

The arts reformation, like the religious Reformation, is spurred in part by technology, with indeed, the printing press really leading the charge on the religious Reformation.

Second, many of those now discounting Sheikh Hasina s credentials are guilty of inflating those of Yunus.

I would specifically like to underscore the valuable contribution of Secretary General Kofi Annan, to whom I pay a well deserved tribute.

A democratic Egypt would certainly be a more reliable partner.

The long term viability of UNOPS is in question today.

It s a pity though that India has to depend on America s visa controls to get the benefits of these brains, instead of attracting them on merit.

But, whatever the merits of this linear economic projection, the term BRICs still makes little sense for long term assessments of global power relations.

It is not utterly absurd, therefore, that voters want to like the look of their presidents, quite apart from the merit of their policies.

Boom and doom pundits are the most reliable over claimers.

Option 2 UNOPS as a full range service provider catering to the United Nations system, IFIs and host governments, providing complex operations management, individual contracting, procurement and administrative support services to clients in diverse locations.

As the largest and most creditworthy country, Germany occupies a dominant position.

It does not advance the cause of democracy in Turkey nor does it make Turkey a more reliable ally.

The future viability of UNOPS rests on a combination of factors.

Mr. Gallegos Chiriboga (Ecuador) (spoke in Spanish) I wish at the outset to extend to you, Sir, the most cordial congratulations of the Government and people of Ecuador on Argentina's well deserved election to the Council.

Clinton s four years as America s top diplomat have given her iconic status around the world and deservedly so.

Although dissent was mostly diverted to Afghanistan, bin Laden s most trusted companions (his wife, too) have remained mainly in Yemen.

Indohaadde also has a large number of personal bodyguards, individuals who are most trusted from his own clan.

Both were based on industrial manufacturing. China, which has emerged as the archetype of this growth strategy since the 1970s, traveled a well worn path.

And if you are really worried about that, gold might indeed be the most reliable hedge.

Given past experience, we cannot rely on market reputation to ensure that such ratings will be reliable.

Domestic demand led growth will be a more reliable strategy than export led growth.

But today Russia is more isolated, less trusted, and less respected than it was a month ago.

The US will seek to guarantee the reliability of its nuclear weapons by spending billions of dollars to improve its nuclear weapons infrastructure and conduct tests not involving nuclear detonations.

This ongoing discussion of the various candidates merits and drawbacks recalls how airplanes protect themselves from missile attacks by launching a false target.

But their debates on the merits of regional trade agreements Bergsten for, Bhagwati against are as heated as each one s disagreements with the authors mentioned above.

Tocqueville is justly famous for rejecting reactionary nostalgia and regarding democracy s triumph as our destiny, while warning against the dangers that democracy holds for liberty.

RS So in my official capacity as the chief judge of the Ansari X PRIZE competition, I declare that Mojave Aerospace Ventures has indeed earned the Ansari X PRIZE.

The arguments for low interest rates seem to me to require a degree of government competence that is unlikely, given political parties' current positions and the existing structure of the institutions that make fiscal policy.

But this week word emerged that Queen Rania of Jordan was winner of a distinctively 21st century honor.

The 2005 Nobel Peace Prize, recently awarded to the Agency and to its Director General, should come as no surprise, because they fully deserved it.

These appointments set a bad precedent, regardless of the merits of the individual members in question. Current practice is blatantly unfair, because it excludes candidates from small countries from competing for the vacated seats.

As mentioned earlier, mankind has admirably demonstrated that it is possible to overcome legal or material constraints at the national level, combat impunity and dispense justice, on the basis of different international precedents.

Even if we disregard some of the accusations against Patil as baseless, it is hard to imagine a less powerful candidate for the highest ceremonial post in the largest democracy in the world.