When I took over this, I tried to really figure out, like, what my vision would be.

Since taking office, I have called for more strenuous action in Somalia.

I presented this plan when I chaired the G 20 in London in 2009.

Last February, I headed a 40 member trade delegation to Taipei.

That mission has led me to travel to Asia four times since becoming Secretary of Defense in July 2011.

This is my fifth report to the Secretary General since taking over as High Representative on 27 May 2002.

For two and a half years, ever since I became Secretary General, we have worked to put climate change at the top of the global agenda.

My legal and political analysis, my correspondence as well as the reports I write in both French and English show a very high standard of my drafting skills.

MEXICO CITY Not long after I took office as Mexico s foreign minister in 2001, a novel problem came across my desk.

King Farouk I assumed his full constitutional powers upon reaching his age of majority (fixed at 18 years and calculated according to the Islamic calendar) on 29 July 1937.

This is my sixth report to the Secretary General since assuming the office of High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina on 27 May 2002.

Mr. Kaberuka (African Development Bank) I am honoured to have this opportunity to address the General Assembly in the name of the African Development Bank, whose presidency I assumed this month.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates first penetrated Gabriel s consciousness a couple of years ago, when his father served as a warm up act to Gates at a large conference sponsored by the Danish government.

Since taking up my functions, I have looked at how to implement this mandate more effectively, as a discreet facilitator and sounding board for ideas and approaches that can further an inclusive political process.

Last year, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, two US senators, one member of the US House of Representatives, and a deputy national security adviser participated in a forum on the future of American power (I was the chair).

Indeed, ever since I took office as Secretary General in 1997, one of my main priorities has been to reform the internal structures and culture of the United Nations to make the Organization more useful to its Member States and to the world's peoples.

A decade ago, I oversaw preparation of the US Pentagon s East Asian Strategy Report , which has guided American policy under the Clinton and Bush administrations.

Will Hutton, a prominent British commentator, has described the Financial Services Authority, which I chaired from 1997 2003 (the date things began to go wrong!) as a trade association for the financial sector.

NEW YORK Earlier this month, I sat on a panel in Monte Carlo, a hotspot of the establishment, discussing the question, Why can't Europe be more like the US?

Since taking office last summer, I have invested considerable time and effort in revitalizing the NATO Russia relationship, with progress made in several areas, including a joint review of common threats and challenges.

Said ( God ) O Iblis , what hindered you from adoring what I created by My own authority ? Are you too proud , or too high and mighty ?

What prevented you from prostrating before one whom I have created with My hands ? Have you become proud or were you haughty from the beginning ?

Said He , ' Iblis , what prevented thee to bow thyself before that I created with My own hands ? Hast thou waxed proud , or art thou of the lofty ones ? '

Allah said O Iblis ! what preventeth thee from prostrating thyself before that which have created with both my hands ? Becomest thou stiff necked , or art thou of the exalted ones ?

What prevents you from prostrating yourself to one whom I have created with Both My Hands . Are you too proud ( to fall prostrate to Adam ) or are you one of the high exalted ?

He said , O Satan , what prevented you from prostrating before what I created with My Own hands ? Are you too proud , or were you one of the exalted ?

The Lord said O Iblis , what prevented you from prostrating yourself before him whom I created of My Two Hands . Are you waxing proud , or fancy yourself to be too exalted ?

What hindereth thee from falling prostrate before that which I have created with both My hands ? Art thou too proud or art thou of the high exalted ?

What keeps you from prostrating before that which I have created with My own two hands ? Are you arrogant , or are you one of the exalted ones ?

He ( Allah ) said ' iblis , what prevented you from prostrating yourself towards that which I have created with My Hands ? Have you become too proud , or areyou among the grand '

Allah said , O Iblees , what prevented you from prostrating to that which I created with My hands ? Were you arrogant then , or were you already among the haughty ?

The Lord said , Iblis , what prevented you from prostrating before what I have created with My own hands ? Was it because of your pride or are you truly exalted ?

He said O Iblis ! what prevented you that you should do obeisance to him whom I created with My two hands ? Are you proud or are you of the exalted ones ?

God said , Satan , what prevented you from prostrating yourself to what I created with My own Hands ? Were you overcome by arrogance , or are you of those who think only of themselves as exalted ?

( Allah ) said O Iblis ! What prevents thee from prostrating thyself to one whom I have created with my hands ?

In 1994, when I became State Secretary for Financial Affairs in Sweden s Ministry of Finance, recovery appeared to be on the horizon, following the abolition of the fixed exchange rate, the ensuing sharp depreciation of the Krona, and lower interest rates.

WASHINGTON, DC The best advice I received when taking up policymaking responsibilities in Turkey more than a decade ago was to take a lot of time and care to develop and communicate the narrative to support the policy program that you want to succeed.

Even within the traditional conference structure, diversity of perspectives is critical. For example, ten years ago I took over a moribund event about anti spyware tools.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates first penetrated Gabriel s consciousness a couple of years ago, when his father served as a warm up act to Gates at a large conference sponsored by the Danish government. Ever since, Gabriel has been fascinated by the seemingly infinite possibilities of having 60 billion.

I can attest to the gathering momentum towards peace, having just returned from Palestine, where I led a nearly five week mission of European Union observers, the largest ever put in place by the EU.

One lesson is that unity is not an option it is a condition sine qua non of the EU s economic prosperity and political relevance. It is remarkable that since 2004, when I became President of the European Commission, the EU s membership has nearly doubled, from 15 countries then to 28 now.

For example, four years ago, when I came to office, only a handful of global leaders knew enough even to talk about climate change the defining challenge of our times, whose effects we see every day, all around us.