• After East Timor achieved independence in 2002, Ramos-Horta was appointed as the country's first foreign minister. (wikipedia.org)
  • Speaker Jose Ramos-Horta was the first to obtain the title of Foreign Minister since East Timor's independence in 2002. (aurumbureau.com)
  • President Jose Ramos-Horta, who a year earlier had won the country's first presidential election since gaining independence in 2002, was shot and wounded. (worldpoliticsreview.com)
  • BANGKOK - When incumbent Jose Ramos-Horta lost the March first round of Timor-Leste's presidential election, some saw it as the end of an era for Timorese politics that began with the country's independence in 2002. (simonroughneen.com)
  • Ramos-Horta was born in 1949 in Dili, capital of East Timor. (wikipedia.org)
  • Dili, East Timor - José Ramos-Horta, who came out of political retirement to run for president of Southeast Asia's youngest nation a second time, has a raft of challenges as he embarks on his first full week in office. (aljazeera.com)
  • Timor-Leste President, Jose Ramos-Horta, joined Gabi Hollows to officially open the National Eye Centre in Dili. (hollows.org)
  • On Feb. 11, 2008, gunfire erupted across Dili, the capital of East Timor, as rebels under disgruntled former army officer Alfredo Reinado unleashed separate attacks against the country's president and prime minister. (worldpoliticsreview.com)
  • DILI, East Timor (AP) - Voters in East Timor chose a president in a runoff Tuesday between former independence fighters who've blamed each other for years of political paralysis. (ktar.com)
  • Fretilin says Ramos-Horta is unfit for president, accusing him of causing a crisis as prime minister in 2006, when dozens were killed as political rivalries turned into open conflict on the streets of Dili. (ktar.com)
  • Ramos-Horta, after casting his vote in Dili, said people are too tired of the political feud, which he said has led to ignoring social and economic problems as well as soaring food prices. (ktar.com)
  • DILI, East Timor (AP): Voters in East Timor cast ballots for president on Saturday in an election that will test the young nation's stability amid a protracted political crisis and economic uncertainty. (thefrontierpost.com)
  • Dili [Timor Leste], September 30 (ANI): President of Timor-Leste, Jose Ramos-Horta, on Saturday, welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to open an Indian Embassy in his country's capital city, Dili. (indonesianews.net)
  • President Horta welcomed Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi's decision to open a resident Indian Embassy in Dili," the post added. (indonesianews.net)
  • born 26 December 1949) is an East Timorese politician currently serving as president of East Timor since May 2022. (wikipedia.org)
  • He served as East Timor's President from 2007 to 2012 and then again in May 2022. (aurumbureau.com)
  • Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Dec 8, 2022 hosted Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta to an official lunch on his first state visit to Singapore. (channelnewsasia.com)
  • Cambodia, 20 October 2022 President José Ramos-Horta met with President of Senate, Say Chhum, President of National Assembly, Heng Samrin and Prime Minister, Hun Sen to discuss the strengthening of bilateral relations between Timor-Leste and Cambodia. (ramoshorta.com)
  • Text of Speech By President J. Ramos-Horta of Timor-Leste at g7+ forum Held on 23rd September 2022, In New York On the sidelines of 77th Session of United Nations General Assembly, 25 September 2022 A Just Energy Transition is a Global Peace Program. (ramoshorta.com)
  • WATCH ON FACEBOOK Speech by H.E. President José Ramos-Horta of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste at the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly 23rd September 2022 Mr. President, Sr. (ramoshorta.com)
  • Read/download PDF Watch on YouTube (in Portuguese) THE FIRST 100 DAYS AND OUR FUTURE CHALLENGES Address to The National Parliament by J. Ramos-Horta, President of the Republic, 15 September 2022 Excellencies, Mr President of the National Parliament, Mr. (ramoshorta.com)
  • Before he was renowned as a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Dr. José Ramos-Horta was known internationally as a fiery advocate for the people of Timor-Leste (then known as East Timor) and at the same time, a highly skilled diplomat, negotiator, and peace maker. (globalcommissionondrugs.org)
  • José Ramos-Horta, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is President of Timor-Leste. (project-syndicate.org)
  • Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta had a commanding lead in the election's first round but failed to exceed 50% of the votes and avoid the runoff. (ktar.com)
  • Ramos-Horta, himself a Nobel peace laureate, said two Muslim groups in Indonesia--Nahdlatul Ulama and Muhammadiyah--deserve international recognition for their contribution to promoting tolerance in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country. (newageislam.com)
  • Although 11 candidates are challenging incumbent president and Nobel Peace laureate Jose Ramos-Horta, the election is expected to be a three-way contest, with Francisco Guterres from the main opposition Fretilin party and Jose Maria de Vasconcelos, the former army chief, seen as standing the best chance of going on to a runoff in mid-April. (voanews.com)
  • Ramos-Horta, 72, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, is backed by the National Congress of the Reconstruction of East Timor, known as CNRT, a party led by former Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, an ex-resistance leader who remains influential. (thefrontierpost.com)
  • Known by many as a revolutionary icon, Ramos-Horta was awarded the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize for his work fighting for East Timor's independence. (aljazeera.com)
  • In 1996, José Ramos-Horta and Timorese Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize "for their work toward a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor. (globalcommissionondrugs.org)
  • Human rights speaker Jose Ramos-Horta received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996 for his work towards peace in the East Timor conflict. (aurumbureau.com)
  • Horta, currently the president of East Timor and a former prime minister, was also a co-recipient of the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize. (jpost.com)
  • The 1996 Nobel Peace Prize to Bishop Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta, and President Mandela's dramatic appeal to President Suharto to release the imprisoned CNRM leader Xanana Gusmao, focussed the collective mind of the diplomatic community on the search for a break in the stalemate. (insideindonesia.org)
  • As a founder and former member of Fretilin, Ramos-Horta served as the exiled spokesman for the East Timorese resistance during the years of the Indonesian occupation of East Timor (1975-1999). (wikipedia.org)
  • He is a Senior Associate Member of the University of Oxford's St Antony's College since 1987 and speaks five languages fluently: Portuguese, English, French, Spanish, and the most commonly spoken East Timorese language, Tetum. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ramos-Horta arrived in New York to address the UN Security Council and urge them to take action in the face of the Indonesian occupation during which an estimated 102,000 East Timorese would die. (wikipedia.org)
  • Speaker Jose Ramos-Horta was also the East Timorese resistance's exiled spokesman during East Timor's Indonesian occupation. (aurumbureau.com)
  • Apparently, according to East Timorese constitutional law, the President has the necessary authority. (internationallawobserver.eu)
  • On 26 June 2006, following the resignation of Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri, Ramos-Horta was appointed as acting Prime Minister by President Xanana Gusmão. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ramos-Horta, along with opposition leader Mari Alkatiri and Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, have dominated since independence, with the top jobs of prime minister and president passing between the sometimes comrades, sometimes rivals. (simonroughneen.com)
  • Shirley spent the rest of her life campaigning for Timor-Leste's freedom and for the truth about the circumstances of the murder of the five journalists," Ramos-Horta said. (smh.com.au)
  • José Ramos-Horta, at the time Timor-Leste's Foreign Minister and Senior Minister, was asked to step into the vacant Prime Minister post. (globalcommissionondrugs.org)
  • In Timor-Leste's recent presidential election in April, Jose Ramos-Horta-the former president, prime minister, foreign minister and resistance-era spokesman-won with a 62 percent majority. (worldpoliticsreview.com)
  • SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday (Dec 8) reaffirmed Singapore's in principle support for Timor-Leste's ASEAN membership during a meeting with Timor-Leste President José Ramos-Horta, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). (channelnewsasia.com)
  • Ahead of a visit to Australia last month, Timor-Leste's President Jose Ramos Horta sought to play the China card, raising the possibility of asking Beijing to finance the Greater Sunrise gas project in the Timor Sea. (lowyinstitute.org)
  • Ramos-Horta received 46.6%, incumbent President Francisco "Lu Olo" Guterres won 22.1% and 14 other candidates split the rest of the votes in the March 19 election. (ktar.com)
  • While he continued to work with Fretilin, Ramos-Horta resigned from the party in 1988, becoming an independent politician. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ramos-Horta was the Permanent Representative of Fretilin to the UN for the next ten years. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ramos-Horta's commanding lead in the first round may yet weaken the current ruling alliance -Fretilin, People's Liberation Party or PLP, and Khunto - in backing Guterres. (ktar.com)
  • On this edition of ST, we speak with Jose Ramos-Horta, the former president of Timor-Leste (a/k/a East Timor) in Southeast Asia. (publicradiotulsa.org)
  • A political perennial, Horta's success can largely be attributed to support from another former president, prime minister and resistance-era hero: Xanana Gusmao. (worldpoliticsreview.com)
  • In 2018, Guterres refused to swear in nine Cabinet nominees from the National Congress of the Reconstruction of East Timor, known as CNRT, a party led by former prime minister and independence leader Xanana Gusmao, who backed Ramos-Horta's run for president. (ktar.com)
  • East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta has called on the Australian government to finally release secret documents relating to the Indonesian invasion and occupation of the south-east-Asian nation as he led tributes to Balibo Five widow Shirley Shackleton. (smh.com.au)
  • Three days before the Indonesian troops invaded, Ramos-Horta left East Timor to plead the Timorese case before the UN. (wikipedia.org)
  • Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta has said he will be nominating two moderate Indonesian Muslim organizations for the Nobel Peace Prize. (newageislam.com)
  • Jose Ramos-Horta and Xanana Gusmão were leading members of the resistance to Indonesian military rule. (dvb.no)
  • In the days before the 10th anniversary of the vote for independence, the Indonesian Government privately pressured East Timor's President Jose Ramos Horta to release Bere, who had been the commander of one of the most brutal militia in East Timor in 1999. (nautilus.org)
  • In July, Indonesian President Joko Widodo received President José Ramos-Horta for the first state visit of the Timor-Leste leader's term. (ramoshorta.com)
  • President of East Timor Jose Ramos Horta smiles during the last day of the 20th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Sunday, June 4, 2023. (yahoo.com)
  • President of East Timor Jose Ramos Horta delivers his speech during the last day of the 20th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Sunday, June 4, 2023. (yahoo.com)
  • Ramos-Horta, East Timor's president from 2007 to 2012, and Guterres have blamed each other for years of political paralysis. (ktar.com)
  • Surveys showed Guterres and former President Jose Ramos-Horta, both of whose popularity owes much to their history as fighters in East Timor's struggle for independence from Indonesia, were among the front-runners according to a recent opinion survey, with Ramos-Horta in the lead. (thefrontierpost.com)
  • Equally heroic in their moderation were the words of East Timor's president Jose Ramos-Horta when Indonesia's long-time dictator Suharto lay on his death bed in 2008. (thenationalnews.com)
  • Like General Charles De Gaulle faced with the French catastrophe of the war in its Algerian colony in 1960, a new military president after Suharto deciding to cut his nation's losses would have the political means readily to hand: scapegoat the old crowd, rise above issues of 'face', and look to other means of influencing the former territory, such as economic power. (insideindonesia.org)
  • MELBOURNE, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Indonesia, South Korea, Japan and China could all be interested in investing in a long-delayed gas project in the waters between East Timor and Australia crucial to the Asian nation's future, East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said on. (ramoshorta.com)
  • East Timor could become the next Dubai or Singapore if Australian resources giant Woodside agreed to pipe gas there instead of Darwin for processing, the island nation's President Jose Ramos-Horta said as he steps up pressure on Anthony Albanese to support. (ramoshorta.com)
  • Voters in East Timor are choosing a president in a runoff Tuesday between former independence fighters who've blamed each other for years of political paralysis. (ktar.com)
  • Hamid Karzai, who won re-election as Afghan president after his rival withdrew from a runoff vote, has vowed that his government will represent all his countrymen. (nautilus.org)
  • A moderate in the emerging Timorese nationalist leadership, Ramos-Horta was appointed Foreign Minister in the "Democratic Republic of East Timor" government proclaimed by the pro-independence parties in November 1975. (wikipedia.org)
  • Foreign-minister-in-exile Ramos-Horta represented his nation at the prize ceremony. (wikipedia.org)
  • Then met with Maria Fernanda Lay, the president of the National Parliament, and her counterpart Timor-Leste Foreign Minister Bendito dos Santos Freitas. (dvb.no)
  • The key dividing issue is the commercial viability of building the processing plant in Darwin, which is what commercial venture partner Woodside is insisting, whereas Horta is adamant that the plant be built in Timor-Leste. (lowyinstitute.org)
  • Mr Ramos-Horta, in Singapore for his first-ever state visit from Dec 6 to Dec 11, was on Thursday received by President Halimah Yacob and hosted by Mr Lee to an official lunch. (channelnewsasia.com)
  • During his campaign, Ramos-Horta declared he would call an early parliamentary election if a new majority - based centrally on the CNRT - couldn't be negotiated among the parties in the current parliament. (ktar.com)
  • Last week, Al Jazeera spoke to Ramos-Horta, who explained why he returned to politics and the kind of leader he hopes to be during his five years in office. (aljazeera.com)
  • During the meeting, President Ramos-Horta spoke with each of these young leaders about the nature of their respective professional fields. (iri.org)
  • Ramos-Horta is divorced from Ana Pessoa Pinto, East Timor's Minister for State and Internal Administration, with whom he has a son, Loro Horta, who was born in exile in Mozambique. (wikipedia.org)
  • In exile for the entire occupation, José Ramos-Horta worked to build a human rights network to defend the rights of the Timorese - walking the halls of the UN, addressing the security council, and working tirelessly to ensure his people were not forgotten while they suffered. (globalcommissionondrugs.org)
  • José Ramos-Horta returned from exile on December 1, 1999. (globalcommissionondrugs.org)
  • When appointed minister, Ramos-Horta was only 25 years old. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ramos-Horta, who has previously served as president and prime minister, decided to re-enter the political arena after accusing his predecessor Francisco Gueterres, popularly known as Lú Olo, of exceeding his constitutional powers and driving the economy into the ground. (aljazeera.com)
  • People ask, 'Well then these laws should also apply to the prime minister, to members of parliament, why only to the president? (aljazeera.com)
  • John Chipman, president of the institute organizing the summit (IISS), and Singapore's defense minister, Ing Ing Hen, refer to the agreement signed between the USA and the USSR on nuclear weapons. (hardwoodparoxysm.com)
  • Han Seung-soo is a former prime minister of South Korea (2008-09) and Vice President of Club de Madrid. (project-syndicate.org)
  • Major Ashiqur Rahman, private secretary to military secretary to the Honourable President, and Colonel Md Saif Ullah PSC, deputy military secretary to the Honourable Prime Minister, placed wreaths at the coffin on behalf of the head of state and head of government respectively. (brac.net)
  • Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, who is on a four-day official visit to Timor-Leste called on President Horta on Saturday. (indonesianews.net)
  • But President Mandela has initiated the other version of this argument: an appeal to Suharto to use his last years in office to gain the international stature he so clearly yearns for. (insideindonesia.org)
  • Zin Mar Aung capped off her trip meeting with Timor-Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta at the presidential palace on July 3. (dvb.no)
  • Honourable President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee was the chief guest. (grameen.com)
  • Organizations book Jose Ramos-Horta to learn about global challenges, leadership, partnership, democracy in Timor-Leste, and protecting the rights of immigrants and refugees. (aurumbureau.com)
  • At the time, Ramos-Horta was the president of East Timor and he was in Los Angeles to speak with several of Hollywood's finest. (aidstillrequired.org)
  • The host of the salon and board member of TheCommunity.com, Bonnie Abaunza, hosted the event and decided along with Hans Zimmer to have a "pre-salon" where the children of the attendees would also get a chance to sit down with Ramos-Horta around a few pizzas and have the opportunity to speak with him about his work and his country. (aidstillrequired.org)
  • Jose Ramos Horta is a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, and is one of the most respected politicians in the history of Timor-Leste. (ramoshorta.com)
  • Just a few days before you were to be sworn in, former President Lú Olo supported a bill to further restrict the president's powers. (aljazeera.com)
  • Danilo Türk, President of Club de Madrid, is a former president of Slovenia. (project-syndicate.org)
  • Laura Chinchilla Miranda, a former president of Costa Rica (2010-14), is Vice President of Club de Madrid. (project-syndicate.org)
  • Clinton was subject to an FBI investigation over her use of a private email account while working as secretary of state, while a foundation run with her husband, former President Bill Clinton, was suspected of soliciting cash from foreign governments in return for contacts in the U.S. government. (simonroughneen.com)
  • Former President Jose Ramos-Horta called Araujo "an outstanding leader - honest, experienced, humble," in comments to the Nikkei Asian Review. (simonroughneen.com)
  • The next five years are crucial for us," says former President Jose Ramos-Horta. (simonroughneen.com)
  • The most recent demonstration of how Beijing is putting this vision into practice is the ongoing four-nation tour to South Asia and the Asia-Pacific by China's vice president and potential future leader, Xi Jinping. (worldpoliticsreview.com)
  • East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta says Australia and Indonesia can 'sleep at peace' because the island nation is not a security concern to its neighbours. (yahoo.com)
  • Want to book Jose Ramos-Horta as a speaker for your event? (aurumbureau.com)
  • He previously served as president from 20 May 2007 to 20 May 2012. (wikipedia.org)
  • Abdur Razzak, President of Bangladesh Engineering Industry Owners Association, observed that import of capital machinery requires only one percent import duty and no vat. (brac.net)
  • After leaving office as President in 2012, Ramos-Horta was appointed as the United Nations' Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNIOGBIS) on 2 January 2013. (wikipedia.org)
  • José Ramos-Horta, East Timor's new president, sits at his desk in his personal office. (aljazeera.com)
  • Steadily, once Ramos-Horta took office, peace began to return to Timor-Leste. (globalcommissionondrugs.org)
  • President Ramos-Horta addressed the group about the nature of democratic progress within the country and political challenges of the future. (iri.org)
  • With more than 20 years passing since East Timor's independence was restored, Ramos-Horta believes it is time the full tranche of files was released. (smh.com.au)
  • A dozen winners of the Nobel Peace Prize are urging President Obama to make "full disclosure to the American people of the extent and use of torture" by the United States, including the release of a long-delayed Senate report about the CIA's harsh treatment of terrorism suspects after the 9/11 attacks. (thedailybeast.com)
  • Ramos-Horta, speaking to media while casting his vote, said the benefits of his party's development plans would be spread more widely in society and he vowed to work closely with Gusmao to implement them. (thefrontierpost.com)
  • The President of East Timor justifies the rapprochement between the global south and China: "Many were left alone, and with Beijing they are no longer so. (hardwoodparoxysm.com)
  • Timor Leste President Jose Ramos Horta (left) meeting Nahdlatul Ulama chairman Yahya Cholil Staquf in Jakarta on July 20. (newageislam.com)
  • President José Ramos-Horta in conversation with Michael Fullilove of the Lowy Institute, on Ukraine, China, mistakes and successes in Timor-Leste, the rising generation of leaders, and magic vitamins. (ramoshorta.com)
  • Ramos-Horta studied public international law at The Hague Academy of International Law in 1983 and at Antioch University in Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he completed an Individualized Master of Arts degree in Peace Studies with the major area of study being Public International Law and International Relations, awarded in December 1984. (wikipedia.org)
  • President Horta has welcomed me with hospitality and generosity, recognizing the shared struggle our nations have both faced for freedom, justice and peace," she wrote on Twitter. (dvb.no)
  • More than 6 years ago, founder of The Community.com Mary Wald, put together a salon to host Nobel Peace Prize winner Jose Ramos-Horta. (aidstillrequired.org)
  • Produced by Single Arrow Productions and co-sponsored by Amnesty International, the serious issues described in "Education Under Fire" merited an open letter to the international academic community from Nobel Peace Prize recipients Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu and President of East Timor Jose Ramos-Horta. (shorelineareanews.com)
  • Ramos-Horta was actively involved in the development of political awareness in Portuguese Timor, which caused him to be exiled for two years in 1970-1971 to Portuguese East Africa. (wikipedia.org)
  • Seven graduates of the IRI's 2009 Youth Leadership Development Course recently met with Timorese President José Ramos-Horta. (iri.org)
  • There was a case where, using the principle of universal jurisdiction, the Spanish courts indicted and filed for the extradition of a series of Guatemalan generals, including Rios Montt. (counterpunch.org)
  • He furthermore congratulated President José Ramos-Horta for his efforts in finding a solution to the best interests of the country. (internationallawobserver.eu)
  • I was approached in March 2020 by a large group of people who suggested to me that they wanted me to run again for president. (aljazeera.com)