Fékrou Kidane

Secretary, International Olympic Truce Foundation

Born on 26.12.1935 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Professional activities

1956-1958 : Teacher of physical education

1958-1960 : Sports journalist for radio and written press, Ministry of Information

1960-1961 : Peacekeeper as a military officer in United Nations operations in the Congo

1961-1974 : United Nations staff member

1974-1976 : Freelance journalist for BBC, Radio France Internationale, Voice of America, Voice of Germany, France Football weekly and LEquipe, daily French newspapers, etc.

1976- : First Secretary Ethiopian Embassy Washington DC, United States of America

1977-1982 : Editor-in-Chief of the monthly African sports magazine "Jeux d'Afrique" based in Paris

1982-1989 : Founder and director of Continental Sports magazine et Digest newsletter, French/English publication, based in Paris, France

1986-1990 : President of the International Campaign Against Apartheid Sport (ICAAS)

1989-1993 : International consultant
Adviser to the President of the International Olympic Committee

1994- : International Olympic Committee:
Director of the Executive Office of the President and of the Department of International Cooperation, Editor-in-Chief of the Olympic Review

1999: Chairman of the Permanent Consultative Council of the Intergovernmental Committee for Physical Education and Sport (CIGEPS) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

2000- : Secretary, International Olympic Truce Foundation


Publications

"The Olympic Games", published by Artistic Printing Press, 1960, in Amharic.
Several study and research papers.
Several conferences in European and American universities.


Voluntary activities

Secretary general of the Ethiopian Olympic Committee 1967-1976, and of several national sports federations (football, tennis, cycling).

Executive secretary of the organizing committees of the African Nations' Cup football tournament in 1968 and 1976.

Founding member and first secretary general of the African Sports Journalists Union (ASJU) 1970-1974

Individual member of UNESCO's International Fair Play Committee since 1970.
Honorary member of the International Sporting Press Association (AIPS) and the ASJU.

Jury member of several institutions.


Decorations

United Nations medal in the service for peace 1961

Star of honour of Ethiopia with the rank of knight 1962

Gold medal of the city of Port of Spain (Trinidad and Tobago) 1968

Gilt medal of the French Ministry for Youth and Sports 1976

Honorary citizen of the cities of Oaxaca (1976) and Monterrey (1986) (Mexico)

Distinguished service award of United States Sports Academy - 1996.

Chevalier dans lOrdre des Arts et des Lettres - 1998 (France)

Doctor Honoris Causa, American College of Switzerland, Schiller International University 1998.

Ronald Reagan Media Award, United States Sports Academy - 2000.

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