Stuart Beck, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Stuart Beck

Palauan diplomat

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1946

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York, United States

Date of Death: 29-Feb-2016

Profession: lawyer, politician, diplomat

Nationality: United States, Palau

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Stuart Jay Beck (December 23, 1946 – February 29, 2016) was an American law practitioner and a diplomat for Palau.
As a lawyer he helped negotiate the Compact of Free Association, which established Palau as an independent nation in free association with the United States in 1994.
For his contributions to Palau, he was granted honorary citizenship.
In 2003, he accepted the post for Palau's first Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
He served continuously in this position until 2013, at which time he was appointed as Palau's first ever United Nations Ambassador for Oceans and Seas.
In addition to that position, Beck Co-Chaired [(with Amir Dossal) the Sustainable Oceans Alliance, an organization dedicated to the adoption by the General Assembly of a Sustainable Development Goal on Oceans.