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Dr Richard Smith

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23rd October 2020 London, UK

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by Dr Richard Smith

FCDO Principal Historian

The Foreign Office and the creation of the UN

Pub quiz question: where was the first meeting of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly held? Answer: London, in the Methodist Central Hall on 10 January 1946. London features heavily in early UN history. The Security Council met for the first time in Church House, Westminster, the following week. Church House was also the location for […]

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About Dr Richard Smith

Dr Richard Smith is Principal Historian at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and editor of 'Documents on British Policy Overseas'.

Dr Richard Smith is Principal Historian at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and editor of 'Documents on British Policy Overseas'.

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