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October 3

Which country took the most days to send its diplomat to the UN and "activate" him?

Longest after becoming a member. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 18:51, 3 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

There is the case of Jacob Malik, the Soviet representative to the UN who boycotted[1] the Security Council (i.e. "deactivated himself") starting in January 1950 in objection to the Nationalist Chinese delegation. If a Soviet delegate had attended by June that year, they could have vetoed the entry of a UN force to the Korean War. DroneB (talk) 19:36, 3 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

We have an article, Jacob Malik. DuncanHill (talk) 22:05, 3 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Has a country ever taken this long to "activate" it's first ambassador to the UN after becoming a member? I know their credentials (paper?) have to be accepted by the receiving country or international organization first but don't know if that's a fully operational "embassy" and ambassador yet. It's just office space in the UN tower right, not technically an embassy or consulate? (though in some respects at least as important and powerful as an embassy) Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 01:08, 4 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Diplomatic delegations to the United Nations are housed in "missions" which are outside the grounds of the UN. See United States Mission to the United Nations#The Building etc... AnonMoos (talk) 03:04, 4 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Ah, that's what they're called. I'm amazed at how far away some major countries' missions to the UN are. And how close some low GDP countries' missions and consulates are. Sagittarian Milky Way (talk) 04:26, 4 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Field Marshal O’Kavanagh, governor of Prague

Who was Field Marshal O’Kavanagh, governor of Prague? He is mentioned in the History of Parliament Online entry for Thomas Kavanagh, MP for Kilkenny, 1797-9 (and for whom we lack an article). Thank you, DuncanHill (talk) 21:56, 3 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Elegy on the Death of the Rev. Edmond Kavanagh, by the Rev. James O'Lalor includes a " TABLE OF DESCENT FROM DERMOT MAC MURROUGH", which has in one of its branches: "Charles Kavanagh, General in the Austrian Service, Governor of Prague in 1966".

Memoirs of the Family of Grace, Volume 1 (London, 1823) p. 22 by Sheffield Grace: "Charles Kavanagh, third son of Morgan Kavanagh, of Borris-House, (and brother of Bryan, whose grandson, Morgan Kavanagh, of Borris maried Alice Grace of Gracefield) was a general in the Austrian service, and governor of Prague in 1766". There seem to have been a whole tribe of Austrian military Kavanaghs in the late 18th century. Alansplodge (talk) 22:29, 3 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

And finally - Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland (1922) p. 48 says: "Charles Kavanagh had a most distinguished career..." You can read the rest at your leisure. Alansplodge (talk) 22:38, 3 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks, DuncanHill (talk) 12:23, 6 October 2018 (UTC)[reply]