Jaime de Piniés

Jaime de Piniés ( born November 18, 1917 in Madrid, † December 29, 2003 ) was a Spanish diplomat and Chairman of the General Assembly of the United Nations and President of the Security Council.

Piniés was a doctor of law; he worked before joining the diplomatic service, at the Bank of Spain. Prior to serving as representative to the United Nations, he was Ambassador of Spain in the United States, Great Britain, Cuba and the Philippines.

Piniés represented Spain at the UN General Assembly since 1956 for a total of 28 sessions, of which he was 16 years Permanent Representative of Spain to the UN ( September 1968 to May 1972 and from September 1973 to June 1985 ). In between, he was again ambassador in London. From September 17 1985 to September 16, 1986, he headed the UN General Assembly during the 40th regular meeting and the 17th special session.

In 1960 he was involved during the General Assembly in a heated argument with the Soviet party leader Khrushchev, as the Spanish delegation to the speech not applauded Khrushchev replied on the Spaniards, according to Russian cursed and Piniés with Spanish curses.

War from 1960 to 1985 with a one year break as ambassador in London Spanish Ambassador to the UN.

He was married and had two children.