Secretary General of ITU Now Licensed Amateur
ITU Secretary General Dr Hamadoun Touré, HB9EHT (left), stands with IARC President Attila Matas, OM1AM/HB9IAJ, in front of the new IARC antennas. [Photo courtesy Attila Matas, OM1AM/HB9IAJ]
ITU Secretary General Dr Hamadoun Touré, HB9EHT. [Photo courtesy ITU]
Dr Hamadoun Touré, Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), received his Amateur Radio license October 8. Touré, who holds the call sign HB9EHT, is from Mali. He has a Master's Degree in electrical engineering from the Technical Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications of Leningrad and a PhD from the University of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics of Moscow.
ARRL Chief Executive Officer and IARU Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ, said, "Dr Touré has recognized the value of Amateur Radio throughout his two terms as Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau and now as Secretary General. It is wonderful to be able to welcome him to our fraternity."
According to International Amateur Radio Club (IARC)President Attila Matas, OM1AM/HB9IAJ, IARC's station 4U1ITU will be operational as 4U1WRC during WRC-07 in Geneva later this month. They will be using newly installed antennas.
ITU is the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technologies. As the global focal point for governments and the private sector, ITU's role in helping the world communicate spans three core sectors: radiocommunication, standardization and development. ITU is based in Geneva, Switzerland, and its membership includes 191 Member States and more than 700 Sector Members and Associates.
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