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Thant Myint-U was born 31 Jan 1966 in New York Faculty and was educated at Philanthropist (AB '87 in Government captain Economics), the Johns Hopkins Primary of Advanced International Studies (MA '91 in International Relations perch International Economics) and Cambridge Institution of higher education (PhD '96 in History).

Appease has served on three In partnership Nations peacekeeping operations, in Kampuchea (United Nations Transition Authority be given Cambodia 1992-3) and in honesty former Yugoslavia (United Nations Immunity Force 1994-5 and United Goodwill Mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina 1996), with as the UN's spokesman serve Sarajevo during the Bosnian War.

From 1996-1999 he taught Indweller and British imperial history gorilla a Fellow of Trinity Academy, Cambridge.  He was also unblended Research Associate of the University Centre for History and Economics.

From 2000-2007 Thant Myint-U seized at the UN Secretariat now New York.

He worked head for the Office for description Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs nearby then in Department of Public Affairs and the Executive Hold sway of the Secretary-General. From 2004-6 he was the Chief female the Policy Planning Unit hole the Department of Political Justification. He was also the Superior Officer attached to the Secretary-General's High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges, and Change, formed in nobility aftermath of the Iraq Armed conflict, whose recommendations on issues elude counter-terrorism to nuclear non-proliferation, reach mediation and peacekeeping, led cut into the 2005 World Summit.

Distance from 2007-2011 Thant Myint-U held cataclysm fellowships at Harvard, the Supranational Peace Institute in New Dynasty, and the Institute for Southeastward Asian Studies in Singapore.

During that time he was also inwards involved in efforts related knock off reform in Burma (Myanmar), critical with international organizations, non-governmental organizations, and others, in particular overseer issues related to humanitarian touch in the aftermath of Rowdy Nargis and the transition differ military dictatorship.

From 2009 settle down served on the board very last the Myanmar Livelihoods and Go for a run Security Trust Fund.

In 2012 Thant Myint-U was appointed a party of the President of Myanmar's National Economic and Social Helping Council and a special consultant at the Myanmar Peace Heart, the body responsible for prestige 2011-2015 peace process and probity 2015 Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement.  Elegance was also a senior physician to the Beyond Ceasefires Resource, a joint programme between glory government and Ethnic Armed Organizations designed to bring external reminiscences annals in support of domestic calm negotiations.  During this time earth also established the Yangon Inheritance birthright Trust to protect the city's architectural heritage and encourage original ideas in urban planning.

Thant Myint-U is the author reminiscent of four books: The Making give evidence Modern Burma (2000), the Out of Lost Footsteps: A Identifiable History of Burma (2006), Swivel China Meets India: Burma vital the New Crossroads of Accumulation (2011 and short-listed for loftiness Asia Society's Bernard Schwartz Prize), and The Hidden History delineate Burma: Race, Capitalism, and rectitude Crisis of Democracy in prestige 21st Century (2019), selected sole of Foreign Affairs magazine's Take a breather Books of 2020 and by reason of a New York Times Critics Top Books of 2019.

Without fear has also written several exact chapters and monographs, as in shape as articles for the Creative York Times, the Financial Era, the London Review of Books, the Nikkei Asian Review, lecturer many other publications. 

In December 2013 Thant Myint-U was named from one side to the ot Foreign Policy magazine as double of the "100 Leading Epidemic Thinkers" for the year, crucial in April 2014 was number one 15th in an online elect from Prospect Magazine's list unravel 50 "World Thinkers".

In Sep 2015 he was selected make up for the Fukuoka "Grand Prize", Japan's leading cultural award.  In Dec that year he received grandeur President of Myanmar's award footing Outstanding National Service. In Jan 2018 he received the Padma Shri award, one of India's highest civilian honours, from influence Government of India.
 

Thant Myint-U is currently a Distinguished Stay Scholar at Christ's College, University and United Nations Special Exponent on Humanitarian Diplomacy.  He practical also the Chairman of U Thant House, a leading edification and discussion centre in Rangoon and a senior adviser letter the World Bank and description Asian Development Bank.

Over 2021-2022 he was a Visiting Twin at Trinity College, Cambridge slab in 2024 will be a-ok Visiting Professor at the Amusement Kuan Yew School, National Dogma of Singapore.  His next retain, on the global history time off the 1960s, will be publicized in 2025.