Sylvain Lourie

Background

LOURIE, Sylvain was born on October 9, 1928 in Paris. Son of Michel and Sarah (nee Krynker) Lourie.

Education

Lycee Carnot, Lycee du Parc Imperial, Forest Hills High School, New York, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Sorbonne, Economical Social Development Institute, University of Paris.

Career

Deputy Secretary-General National Foundation of Political Science, Paris 65. Head of Technology Co-operation Personnel Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 1960-1962. Head of Special Research Staff, Ministry of Co-operation 65.

Assistant Director Education Financing Division, UNESCO 1965-1968, Senior Economist World Bank Commission, on Institute Development 1968-1969, UNESCO Director Education Planning and Policy Division 1969-1973, Education Adviser to Govts, in Central America, including Panama 1973-1978, UNESCO Agency Representative UNDP Inter-Agency Task Force 1978-1979, Secretary CCSQ/OPS 1978-1979, Special Adviser Education Sector, UNESCO 1981. Visiting Professor University of Aix-Marseille II 1979-1980. Director Institute Institute of Education Planning 1982-1988.

UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Programming, Budgeting and Evaluation 1988-1989, Deputy Director-General since 1989.

Works

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• book

  • Education and Development: Strategies and Decisions in Central America

• Other Work

  • Co-author: Partners in Development, 1969. Author: Education and Development in Central America, 1984, Learning to Be, 1972. Contributor articles to professional journals.

Interests

• Bicycle riding, trekking.

Connections

Married Sofia Sjostrand Lourie, December 26, 1956 (divorced). 1 child Sven-Michel; Married Dominique Louise Luccioni Lourie, December 12, 1975 (divorced). Children: Lisa, Nina.

Father:

Michel Lourie

Mother:

Sarah (Krynker) Lourie

Spouse:

Sofia Sjostrand Lourie

Spouse:

Dominique Louise Luccioni Lourie

child:

Sven-Michel Lourie

child:

Lisa Lourie

child:

Nina Lourie