Edmonde Dever

Edmonde Dever (1921^[1] - 2010) was a Belgian diplomat who became Belgium's permanent representative at the United Nations in 1981,^[2] having previously deputised in the role.^[3]

Dever was born in Brussels, and studied at the University of Liège and the Free University of Brussels.^[1] After graduating with a BA in history, she obtained a doctorate in Law, and entered Belgium's diplomatic service in 1946, initially serving in colonial administration.^[4] She was posted to Belgium's embassy in the UK in 1949, in 1959 to Johannesburg, South Africa, and shortly afterwards to Luanda, Angola.^[1]

Dever served as Belgium's ambassador to Sweden from 1973 to 1978 and to Austria from 1978 to 1981. Her appointment as UN representative lasted from 1981 to 1988.^[5]

Honours accorded to Dever include Belgium's Order of Leopold and Order of the Crown, Luxembourg's Order of the Oak, Sweden's Order of the Polar Star and Austria's Order of Merit.^[1]

Personal life

Dever never married. An opera enthusiast who enjoyed sport and took up skiing during her time in the United States, she later began to suffer from a muscular degenerative condition.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d The International Who's Who, 1989-90. Europa Publications. August 1989. ISBN 978-0-946653-50-8.
^ Women of Europe. Commission of the European Communities. 1980.
^ United States. Mission to the United Nations (March 1969). Permanent Missions to the United Nations: Officers Entitled to Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities.
^ Marina Boudart; Michel Boudart (1990). Modern Belgium. Society for the Promotion of Science and Scholarship.
^ ^a ^b Delcorde (2010). Belgian diplomats. Editions Mardaga. pp. 154–5. ISBN 978-2-8047-0058-4.

[Who-1] The International Who's Who, 1989-90. Europa Publications. August 1989. ISBN 978-0-946653-50-8.

[2] Women of Europe. Commission of the European Communities. 1980.

[3] United States. Mission to the United Nations (March 1969). Permanent Missions to the United Nations: Officers Entitled to Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities.

[BoudartBoudart1990-4] Marina Boudart; Michel Boudart (1990). Modern Belgium. Society for the Promotion of Science and Scholarship.

[Delcorde2010-5] Delcorde (2010). Belgian diplomats. Editions Mardaga. pp. 154–5. ISBN 978-2-8047-0058-4.

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