Adolfo Taylhardat

Adolfo Raúl Taylhardat (6 May 1934 – 9 July 2017) was a Venezuelan diplomat.

Adolfo Raúl Taylhardat
President of the United Nations Security Council
In office 1 September 1993 – 30 September 1993
Permanent Representative of Venezuela in the United Nations
In office 20 August 1993 – 9 July 2017
Preceded by	Diego Arria
Venezuelan Ambassador to France
In office 3 June 1991 – 9 July 2017
President	Carlos Andrés Pérez
Personal details
Born	(1934-05-06)6 May 1934 La Victoria, Venezuela[1]
Died	9 July 2017(2017-07-09) (aged 83)
Nationality	Venezuela

Career

A graduate in international studies (1957; doctorate 1960) and law (1965) from the Central University of Venezuela, he occupied a range of diplomatic posts since entering Venezuela's diplomatic service in 1955.^[2] Taylhardat was Venezuelan Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations from August 1993^[2] and was President of the Security Council (September 1993),^[3] during Venezuela's membership of the Security Council.^[4]

He died on 9 July 2017.^[5]