Interviews

For over 35 years, Ginna Lewis, notable UN  journalist has interviewed many of the historical figures of our times. Her talk show, ‘Freely Speaking’ was broadcast daily on Radio74 from France although many of her interviews were conducted from the UN Broadcast Centre in Geneva, Switzerland. A few of these precious discussions with important international figures are here:

A Special Favourite

Tenor Mathew Edwardsen (click here)

American tenor Mathew Edwardsen’s voice has been described as both lithe and sturdy.   Listen to Ginna Lewis interview Mathew, an accomplished opera tenor, in March 2010 when he performed as the lead in the Tulsa Opera, in Tulsa Oklahoma.

Gerald P. Carmen (click here)

Mr. Carmen was appointed by President Reagan to serve as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations office in Geneva, Switzerland.

Bishop Desmond Tutu (click here)

Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African cleric and activist who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid. In 1984, Tutu became the second South African to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Ambassador Dame Anne Warburton (click here)

Anne Warburton joined the British Diplomatic Service in 1957 and became Ambassador to Copenhagen in 1976.

Ambassador Harold Rose (click here)

Ambassador Guillermo Putzey (click here)

Annette Kaplan (click here)

Archduke Otto von Habsburg (click here)

THE public profile of Otto von Habsburg has risen high in recent years. Since 1989 he has been seen, quite rightly, as one of the prime movers in the issues of a liberated Eastern Europe. This is not surprising in one sense, as he was born an Archduke of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. In 1914, when he was just two years old, he became the Crown Prince.

Had history been different, he would have succeeded his father, Kaiser Karl, as Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary. But as this was not to be, he shaped his own destiny as a prince politician. Politics gave him the forum he wanted, and he has made a huge success of it.

Father Lancelot Rodriguz (click here)

Kathleen Malony (click here)

Mister Maboub – Minister of Labour in Iraq (click here)