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ATTACHE SCIENTIFIQUE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-12-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Diplomacy
- Peace-Keeping Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- military attaché
1, record 1, English, military%20attach%C3%A9
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- defence attaché 2, record 1, English, defence%20attach%C3%A9
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An army officer attached to his nation's embassy or legation in a foreign country. 3, record 1, English, - military%20attach%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
defence attaché: term extracted from the "Disarmament and Peace Keeping" glossary with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 4, record 1, English, - military%20attach%C3%A9
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Diplomatie
- Opérations de maintien de la paix
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- attaché militaire
1, record 1, French, attach%C3%A9%20militaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- attachée militaire 2, record 1, French, attach%C3%A9e%20militaire
correct, feminine noun
- attaché de défense 3, record 1, French, attach%C3%A9%20de%20d%C3%A9fense
correct, masculine noun
- attachée de défense 4, record 1, French, attach%C3%A9e%20de%20d%C3%A9fense
correct, feminine noun
- attaché des forces armées 3, record 1, French, attach%C3%A9%20des%20forces%20arm%C3%A9es
correct, masculine noun
- attachée des forces armées 5, record 1, French, attach%C3%A9e%20des%20forces%20arm%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] dès le milieu du XIXe siècle, les attachés militaires sont apparus comme membres réguliers et permanents de l'équipe de l'ambassade. La fonction classique par excellence de l'attaché militaire est l'observation. De nos jours, son objet est double. D'une part, militaire, tant au sens strict du terme que dans ses aspects connexes : industriel, économique, scientifique, diplomatique, etc. [...] L'attaché militaire est bien placé pour suivre [...] certains développements [tels] les coups d’État et l'instauration de gouvernements militaires. [...] et, grâce à ses contacts officiels, il pourra entretenir et cultiver, ensuite, ces relations au niveau gouvernemental. Cet aspect nouveau de la fonction de l'attaché militaire explique pourquoi, dans plusieurs pays d’accueil-notamment du tiers-monde-cet officier est, avant tout, un diplomate politique. Par contre, lorsque son pays est gouverné par un régime militaire, il en est souvent le véritable représentant, éclipsant ainsi l'ambassadeur. 6, record 1, French, - attach%C3%A9%20militaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
attaché de défense; attaché des forces armées : termes tirés du lexique «Désarmement et Maintien de la Paix» avec l’autorisation de l’Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 7, record 1, French, - attach%C3%A9%20militaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
- Diplomacia
- Operaciones de mantenimiento de la paz
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- agregado militar
1, record 1, Spanish, agregado%20militar
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-07-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Administrative Structures (Publ. Admin.)
- Diplomacy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- science attaché
1, record 2, English, science%20attach%C3%A9
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- scientific attaché 2, record 2, English, scientific%20attach%C3%A9
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A science attaché traditionally had three primary functions: advise the ambassador on scientific and technical matters, report scientific and technological events, and represent his or her country in scientific and technical matters to foreign scientific and technical academies, industry, and government bodies. 1, record 2, English, - science%20attach%C3%A9
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Structures de l'administration publique
- Diplomatie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- attaché scientifique
1, record 2, French, attach%C3%A9%20scientifique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- attachée scientifique 2, record 2, French, attach%C3%A9e%20scientifique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'attaché scientifique a pour rôle l'initiation de projets de coopération scientifique(programmation de missions, recherches conjointes, invitations de chercheurs en France et au Canada). 3, record 2, French, - attach%C3%A9%20scientifique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-01-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies and Committees
- Scientific Co-operation
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- World Laboratory
1, record 3, English, World%20Laboratory
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The International Centre for Scientific Culture, ICSC - World Laboratory, is an international Non-Governmental organisation recognised by the United Nations. 1, record 3, English, - World%20Laboratory
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The goal of the World Laboratory is to demonstrate that one of the better ways of helping Developing Countries is to promote the participation of their scientific elite in collaboration with their peers in Developed Countries, in projects aimed at the solution of their particular problems, as well as the advancement of science and human knowledge as a whole. 1, record 3, English, - World%20Laboratory
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités internationaux
- Coopération scientifique
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Centre international de culture scientifique
1, record 3, French, Centre%20international%20de%20culture%20scientifique
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Jean-Paul II a reçu ce matin une délégation de la Fédération mondiale des Chercheurs, venue lui remettre le Prix Erice-Ettore Majorana-Sciences pour la Paix. Après avoir remercié ses hôtes de ce prix attaché "à la mémoire du grand physicien italien qui contribua largement au progrès de la physique nucléaire théorique", le Pape a indiqué qu'il destinerait la somme jointe "à des bourses d’étude pour des étudiants du Tiers Monde". Le Saint-Père a également rappelé que le Centre international de culture scientifique fondé il y a 40 ans à Erice(Sicile) par le Prof. Antonio Zichichi est intitulé à Ettore Majorana. Il s’agit, a-t-il dit, d’un "cénacle d’importance dont les actions culturelles touchent à plusieurs domaines du savoir contemporain... 1, record 3, French, - Centre%20international%20de%20culture%20scientifique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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