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B. Lynn Pascoe
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Political Affairs
In office March 1, 2007 – June 2012
Appointed by	Ban Ki-moon
Preceded by	Ibrahim Gambari
Succeeded by	Jeffrey D. Feltman
United States Ambassador to Indonesia
In office November 25, 2004 – February 17, 2007
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Ralph L. Boyce
Succeeded by	Cameron R. Hume
United States Ambassador to Malaysia
In office March 1, 1999 – August 11, 2001
President	Bill Clinton George W. Bush
Preceded by	John R. Malott
Succeeded by	Marie T. Huhtala
Personal details
Born	Burton Lynn Pascoe (1943-07-07) July 7, 1943 (age 81) Missouri, U.S.
Spouse	Diane
Alma mater	University of Kansas (BA) Columbia University (MA)
Occupation	Foreign Service officer

Burton Lynn Pascoe (born July 7, 1943) served as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations at the UN Department of Political Affairs from 2007 to June 2012, where he oversaw the UN's diplomatic efforts to prevent and mitigate conflict around the globe.

Career

Pascoe was previously United States Ambassador to Indonesia after being nominated by President George W. Bush from 2004 to 2007, and to Malaysia from 1999 to 2001.

On 4 September 2001, he took up duties as Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs at the U.S. State Department. Earlier, he served as U.S. Special Negotiator for Nagorno-Karabakh and Regional Conflicts and the U.S. co-chair of the OSCE Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

From 1993 to 1996, he was the director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). He also served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the East Asian and Pacific Bureau of the State Department, Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) at the United States Embassy in Beijing (from 1989 to 1992), Deputy Executive Secretary of the Department of States and Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of State.

In his diplomatic career, he has been posted to Moscow, Hong Kong, Beijing, Taipei, and Kuala Lumpur. He speaks Mandarin Chinese.

On February 21, 2010, three days after North Korea declared it would not abandon its nuclear weapons program, Pascoe, who had just visited Pyongyang, strongly defended international food aid to the country. "These are human beings that need the food. It's not the political system. This shouldn't be argued in a political way," he told CNN's Christiane Amanpour.

Personal life

Born in 1943, he obtained his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Kansas with three bachelor's degrees in East Asian languages and cultures, international relations, and mathematics and his Master of Arts from Columbia University, focusing on Chinese government affairs and international relations.

He is married with two daughters.

Notes and references

Notes

1. State Department rocords for foreign serive list indicates that Deputy Chief of Mission in Beijing changed from B. Lynn Pascoe to Scott S. Hallford between Spring 1992 and Fall 1992.

References

1. "Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States, George W. Bush, 2004, Book 2, July 1 to September 30, 2004", Government Printing Office. p. 2275
2. "Foreign Affairs Oral History Project: AMBASSADOR JAMES R. LILLEY" (PDF). Charles Stuart Kennedy. The Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST). 1998-05-21. p. 136. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
3. "Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts: Guide for Business Representatives. Spring 1992", United States Department of State, no. Publication 7877, p. 23, 1992
4. "Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts: Guide for Business Representatives. Fall 1992", United States Department of State, no. Publication 7877, p. 24, 1992
5. "Distinguished Alumni: Foreign service career placed B. Lynn Pascoe in the middle of major world events". KU College Stories. KU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

External links

• United Nations Department of Political Affairs
• Appearances on C-SPAN

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• University of Kansas alumni
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• 1943 births
• Living people
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