- 1994-00-00 — The appointment of Dr Albert Lincoln as Secretary-General of the Bahá'í World Centre. As Secretary-General he was the senior officer acting on behalf of the Universal House of Justice, in the conduct of its external affairs, including relations with Israel, the host-country of its World Centre. He also represented the Bahá'í community in international fora and interactions with government representatives, diplomats, high officials and leaders of thought from many parts of the world. His term of office saw a broadening of relations between the Bahá'í World Centre and the people of Israel, including the minority communities, and his efforts in this field were recognized by an honorary doctorate conferred by the University of Haifa in 2010 and an Award of Merit from the City of Haifa in 2013.
[BWNS 968]
- 2000-08-28 — The Millennium Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders was held in New York and involved more than 1,000 attendees.
The "very specific purpose" of this meeting was "to further the prospects for peace among peoples and nations, and within every individual."
The outcome of this Peace Summit was the adoption and signing of a declaration committing the participants to global peace. Noting that "the United Nations and the religions of the world have a common concern for human dignity, justice and peace," accepting that "men and women are equal partners in all aspects of life and children are the hope of the future," and acknowledging that "religions have contributed to the peace of the world but have also been used to create division and fuel hostilities," the declaration resolved to "collaborate with the United Nations and all men and women of goodwill locally, regionally and globally in the pursuit of peace in all its dimensions."
The Baha'i' International Community was represented by its Secretary-General, Mr Albert Lincoln. Laurence Arturo and Bani Dugal-Gujral also attended as BIC representatives.
[BW00-01p89, Letter from the Universal House of Justice dated 24 September 2000; One Country]
- 2013-10-01 — The Bahá'í International Community announced the appointment of Joshua Lincoln as its new Secretary-General. This announcement followed the announcement of the retirement of Mr. Albert Lincoln who had served as Secretary-General for 6 years. [BWNS968, BWNS969]
Dr. Lincoln holds a Ph.D. in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. Prior to joining the Baha’i International Community, he worked for the United Nations, serving in various field assignments in Africa as well as senior positions in New York and Geneva.
He served until 1 October 2019.
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