But U.N. officials said she initially told them she wasn't interested because she wanted to remain active in Chilean politics after stepping down from the presidency in March 2010 with high approval ratings.
She enjoyed the expert advice of Dolley Madison, and the companionship of her young sister-in-law Elizabeth until she married William N.
She said U.N. military observers had been trying to reach Al-Haffah but had been blocked by government forces.
Her recent talks with a U.N. special emissary suggest that she will have to be part of any resolution to the latest crisis.
"The U.N. is better, " she says.
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In her adopted hometown of Coral Springs, Florida, she's assembled a team that includes a naturopathic doctor, a cook ("because it's just me and Tessa, and she wants mac 'n' cheese every night"), a nutritionist, and a pair of therapists who stretch her for two hours post-workout.
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She said the U.N. keeps its numbers round and won't include unidentified or missing persons.
Leticia Bernal-Bosey did this about a year ago, before expanding the hours of a Pita Pit she owns in Albuquerque, N.
"In reality, what's happening here is the United Kingdom is benefiting from its privileged position as a permanent member of the (U.N.) security council, " she said.
Think about what it means to a young girl walking in Harlem right down the street when she sees a U.N. ambassador who looks like her.
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Again, she said there be a U.N. decision on whatever must be done.
Which explains why, after three decades locked in a room, the first thing she asked for was an In-N-Out burger.
She advocated "assertive multilateralism" in Bosnia, which meant joining forces with the U.N. to impose a peace, but when that fuzzy "ism" became the butt of jokes, she dropped it.
U.N. humanitarian chief Valerie Amos said via Twitter that she was horrified by the bombing of the camp.
It was from Fictionist, her son's rock 'n' roll band, and it was just what she needed to make it over the line.
ATHENS, Greece -- Yugoslav President Vojislav Kostunica says he will be too busy to meet the U.N. war crimes tribunal's chief prosecutor when she visits Belgrade later this month.
In addition to being a mother of six and an Academy Award-winning actress, she is also a Goodwill Ambassador for the U.N.
She was previously a goodwill ambassador for the U.N.
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She pounds grain, food aid given by the U.N. to make her one daily meal.
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