Emilio Arenales Catalán (May 10, 1922 – April 17, 1969) was the foreign minister of Guatemala from 1966 to 1969 and the president of the United Nations Twenty-Third General Assembly from 1968 to 1969.
The following list details Catalán's major achievements during his time with the U.N. 1946: Associated with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
1947: UNESCO Deputy Head of Mission to Latin America, together with Sir Julian Huxley and Professor Samuel Ramos.
When the plan was accepted, he was named Emissary to UNESCO, and visited a number of Latin American countries, promoting the creation and/or reorganization of National Commissions.
1948: Secretary-General of the UNESCO International Conference of the Hylean Amazon, which met in Lima, Peru and Manaus, Brazil, having previously visited the participating governments in order to ensure their support and cooperation.
1948: Secretary of External Relations Commission and Administrative Affairs at the II UNESCO General Assembly, Beirut, Lebanon.
1956: Chief of the Guatemalan Delegation before the XI United Nations General Assembly; elected Chairman of the Commission for Political Affairs.
United Nations biography Biographical and Achievements information volunteered by Lucy Dorion, widow of Emilio Arenales, and posted by their grandson, Challen Willemsen (b.