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'''Maurice F. Strong''' (born 1929) "was named Senior Advisor to the President of the [[World Bank]] in June 1995.
From December 1992 until December 1995, Mr. Strong was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of [[Ontario Hydro]], North America's largest utility. Until September 1992, Mr. Strong was Secretary General of the 1992 [[United Nations Conference on Environment and Development]] (the [[Earth Summit]]) and Under-Secretary General of the [[United Nations]]. During 1985 and 1986, he served as Under-Secretary General of the United Nations and Executive Coordinator of the [[United Nations Office for Emergency Operations in Africa]] and was a member of the [[World Commission on Environment and Development]].
"He has received a number of awards and honours including the Order of Canada, the Swedish Royal Order of the Polar Star, and honourary doctorates from 37 universities. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society (U.K.), the Royal Society of Canada and the Royal Architectural Society of Canada.Mr. Strong was born 29 April 1929, and educated in Manitoba, Canada. He is married to [[Hanne Marstrand]] and has four children, a foster child and eight grandchildren. His current appointments include: <ref>[http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/~env00004 Strong, Maurice F., 1929- . Papers, 1948-2000: Guide], Harvard University, accessed October 4, 2008.</ref>
*Founder, [[American Water Development Inc]]
*Under-Secretary General and Special Advisor to the Secretary-General, United Nations
*Special Advisor to the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme
*Director, [[Zenon Environmental]] Inc.
*Advisory Council, [[LEAD International]] <ref>[http://www.lead.org/page/231 Advisory Council], LEAD International, accessed April 22, 2009.</ref>
*Supporter, [[Centre for Change]] <ref>Centre for Change [http://www.centreforchange.org/executive.htm Supporters], organizational web page, accessed February 6, 2012.</ref>
Past appointments include:
"In addition, he is currently spending much of his time in China in his role as advisor to government, business and United Nations organizations. He also is a special advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, as well as chairman of the council, [[University for Peace]], affiliated with [[United Nations]]...
Because of his time spent in China, Strong has remained out of the spotlight. However, in May 2010, Strong found himself in the headlines and even as a trending topic on Twitter following comments made by [[Glenn Beck]]. Beck is a vocal denier of the [[w:Scientific opinion on climate change|scientific opinion on climate change]]. His CNN Headline News May 2 2007 hour-long special, Exposed: The Climate of Fear, was described by [[Media Matters]] as "dominated by industry-funded "experts," serial misinformers." [http://mediamatters.org/research/200705040001]. He believes that global warming is being used to secretly usher in a "new world order" [http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/may/13/glenn-beck-fox-news].
Beck kicked off his May 13, 2010 show by posting an on-screen graphic that read: "What if a small group of these world leaders were to conclude that the principal risk to the Earth comes from the actions of the rich countries? In order to save the planet, the group decides: Isn't the only hope for the planet that the industrialized civilizations collapse? Isn't it our responsibility to bring this about?" (Strong allegedly said this to a reporter in 1990). Beck went on to suggest that Strong's hypothetical remark shows that he is "involved in collapsing the global economies into the hands of a global government" [http://mediamatters.org/blog/201005130001].
Strong then took to his [http://www.mauricestrong.net website] to address the issue:
<blockquote>Although I seldom respond to media criticisms which are for the most part ideologically based it is useful to put on record for those who may be interested, the facts which have been the subject of misinformation, misinterpretation and outright lying by my critics (number 4 directly addressed the quote used by Beck):
4. A particularly dishonest statement by long-time critic, Peter Foster, to his own editor, citing a fictional account which was clearly stated to be an extreme scenario of what might happen by the year 2030 if we failed to act. This specifically stated that it was not a prediction, and certainly not a recommendation, but the kind of prospect we must seek to avoid.</blockquote>
"Earlier in his career Mr. Strong served in investment and senior management positions with corporations in the energy and financial sectors.
*Honorary President, [[World Federation of United Nations Associations]] <ref>[http://www.wfuna.org/site/c.rvIYIcN1JwE/b.3783347/k.F72B/President_Honorary_Presidents_and_VicePresidents.htm President, Honorary Presidents and Vice-Presidents], World Federation of United Nations Associations, accessed December 23, 2008.</ref>
*Former Chair, [[Technology Development Corporation]]
*Distinguished Advisory board, [[Institute of Noetic Sciences]] <ref>Institute of Noetic Sciences [http://noetic.org/directory/group/distinguished-advisors/ Distinguished Advisors], organizational web page, accessed July 14, 2013.</ref>
*Emeritus Trustee, [[Fetzer Institute]]
===Awards===
*[[Lindisfarne Association]]
*[[James Richardson & Sons]]
*[[Shumei International]] [http://www.shumeicrestone.org/articles/why_crestone.html]
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