13 Facts About Marrack Goulding

Sir Marrack Goulding KCMG was a British diplomat who served more than eleven years as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.

Marrack Goulding attended St Paul's School in London and later studied Literae Humaniores at Magdalen College, Oxford.

Marrack Goulding entered HM Diplomatic Service in 1959 and was, in 1961, posted to the British Embassy in Kuwait.

Marrack Goulding returned to the United Kingdom in 1964, where he worked in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Marrack Goulding was posted to the British Embassy in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1977, and to the United Kingdom Mission to the United Nations in New York City in 1979.

On 1 January 1986, Marrack Goulding became Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations for Special Political Affairs, serving under Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar.

Marrack Goulding became Warden of St Antony's College at the University of Oxford on 1 October 1997, having been appointed in November of the previous year.

Marrack Goulding held this position until his retirement on 30 September 2006.

Marrack Goulding was one of 52 former British diplomats who, in 2004, signed a letter criticising British policy in the Middle East.

Marrack Goulding had, on a separate occasion, called for the withdrawal of American military forces from Iraq and the transfer of authority over security operations to a UN-sanctioned multinational force from Arab and Muslim countries.

Marrack Goulding was the author of Peacemonger, an account of the inner workings of the United Nations and its activities during his tenure.

Marrack Goulding has published articles in various academic journals, including African Affairs and International Affairs.

Marrack Goulding was a recipient of the Duke of Westminster's Medal for Military Literature, awarded by the Royal United Services Institute for authorship of books that make "a notable and original contribution to the study of international and national security and defence".