Gareth Evans, December 10, 1997
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Interviewer was Jean Krasno. The interview was recorded in New Haven, Connecticut on December 10, 1997. As a member of the Australian Senate and later the House of Representatives from 1978 to 1999, Evans held several portfolios but was best known as Minister for Foreign Affairs (1988-96) in the Hawke and Keating Labor governments. He took a key role in the development of the United Nations peace plan for Cambodia and the creation of APEC, the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-Operation forum.
Evans' work in international affairs continued after his retirement from parliament in 1999. He was a member of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission and the United Nations Secretary General's High Level Panel on Threats Challenges and Change, and chaired the World Economic Forum Peace and Security Expert Group. He has been President and Chief Executive of the International Crisis Group since 2000.