CV and Resume

A. 1 JANUARY 1964 – 28 FEBRUARY 1983: SOUTH AFRICAN DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

• Started diplomatic career in the United Nations and Specialized Agencies division.
• Joined the Namibia (SWA) Division of that Department on 1 July 1964. Responsible for preparing the documentary response of South Africa, The Rejoinder (two volumes), for printing in the Contentious Proceedings in the South West Africa Cases (Ethiopia and Liberia vs. South Africa at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.
• In 1965 responsible for coordinating all presentations of South Africa’s 15 witnesses at the ICJ during the Oral Argument stage in those Contentious Proceedings.
• Accompanied several of those witnesses for orientation visits to Namibia (SWA) during 1965.
• Member of the South African legal team at the ICJ when the Court delivered its judgment in those Contentious Proceedings on 18 July 1966.
• Compiled with Pik Botha the first SWA Survey published in 1967 after touring the Territory for three weeks to collect information and details on all aspects of political, economic and social activities.
• Served as Third, Second and First Secretary at the South African Embassy in Washington DC from 1 March 1968 to 31 March 1973.
• Member of the South African delegation to the “Washington Diplomatic Conference on the Patent Co-operation Treaty” held in Washington DC from 25 May to 19 June 1970.
• Member of the South African delegation to the “Resumed Plenipotentiary Conference on Definitive Arrangements for the International Telecommunications Satellite Consortium” (INTELSAT) held in Washington DC from 13 April to 21 May 1971.
• Member of the South African Delegation to the Twenty-Seventh Regular Session of the United Nations General Assembly from September to December 1972.
• Served from 1 April 1973 to 14 October 1976 at the Head Office of the Department of Foreign Affairs, Pretoria, in the Namibian section.
• Compiled with Pik Botha the second SWA Survey published in 1974 after touring the country for four weeks to collect information and details on all aspects of political, economic and social activities.
• Held the post of Head of sections United Nations and Namibia from 1 June 1975 to 14 October 1976.
• Served as tour leader for a group of 22 leaders from the 11 South West African ethnic groups on a three week familiarisation tour of the USA, West-Germany and the UK in 1975.
• Appointed Counsellor / Deputy Permanent Representative at the South African Permanent Mission to the United Nations, New York, on 15 October 1976.
• Acted as Permanent Representative and Head of Mission from 29 March 1977.
• Promoted 1 September 1978 to the rank of Minister at the Permanent Mission.
• Appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations on 23 August 1979. Presented credentials to Secretary-General Waldheim on 11 September 1979.
• Served as Ambassador and Head of Mission until 2 November 1981.
• Member of the South African delegation of Prime Minister John Vorster for discussions with Vice President Mondale of the United States in Vienna, Austria, in May 1977.
• Member of the South African Foreign Minister’s delegation for discussions with the Foreign Ministers of the Five Western Members of the United Nations Security Council regarding the future of Namibia held in New York in February 1978 and in July 1978.
• Member of the South African delegation for the discussions on Namibia with the Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, the United Kingdom, U.S.A. and West Germany held in Pretoria in October 1978.
• Accompanied the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on Namibia, Mr. Ahtisaari (later President of Finland), on his survey missions to Namibia and to South Africa for discussions with the South African Minister of Foreign Affairs in January 1979 and again in March 1980.
• Member of the South African Delegations for discussions with the United Nations on the implementation of a settlement plan for Namibia (Resolution 435) in Geneva in November 1979.
• Appointed as Head of the Planning Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Information in Pretoria / Cape Town on 20 December 1980.
• Served in that capacity until 28 February 1983.
• From 20 December 1980 until 2 November 1981 served in both capacities as Head of Planning and as Permanent Representative to the U.N. in New York.
• Member of the South African Delegations for discussions with the United Nations on the implementation of a settlement plan for Namibia in Geneva in January 1981.
• Leader of the South African Delegation to the U.N. General Assembly’s 34th and 35th Regular Sessions in 1980 and in 1981 and to the Eighth Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly in 1981.
• Member of the South African Delegation to present South Africa’s case on Namibia to the Security Council in July 1979 and in April 1981.
• Presented South Africa’s case on Namibia in the Security Council in August 1981.
• Accompanied the South African Minister of Foreign Affairs to Washington D.C. for discussions on Namibia with the Government of the U.S.A. in April 1981 and in November 1982.
• Member of the South African delegation for all subsequent discussions with the United States in September and November 1981 and in January, May, July and September 1982.
• Member of South African Delegation for the meeting on Namibia with the Angolan Government on Ilha do Sal in December 1982.
• Accompanied Dr. Henry Kissinger, former U.S. Secretary of State, on his visit to Namibia in September 1982.

B. 1 MARCH 1983 – 20 APRIL 1988

• Assumed the post of Director-General Designate of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) on 1 March 1983.
• Held that position until 31 December 1983.
• Assumed the post of Director-General and member of the Board of the SABC on 1 January 1984.
• Held that post until 20 April 1988.

During tenure as Director-General instrumental in the introduction of the following:

– Television 4
– Radio Suid-Afrika and Radio South Africa
– Radio Orion
– Radio Allegro
– Radio Algoa, Radio Oranje and Radio Jakaranda as community radio stations
– Radio Metro
– Radio 2000
– Simulcasting of original sound track of dubbed television programmes on radio
– Teledata
– Good Morning South Africa
– Network (New actuality programme)
– Distribution of television signal throughout South Africa via INTELSAT transponder
– A planning division and its representation on Management Committee
– Stereo radio
– Topsport, including appointment of a sport consultant
– Utilization of spare capacity on radio and television services (eg.. Radio Pulpit and Radio 2000)
– One Artes Reward Ceremony for Television and one Artes Reward Ceremony for Radio instead of two for television (black and white services) and six for radio services
– National Song Festival

• Instrumental in the formulation of a revised Broadcasting Policy and of a Credo, Mission and Philosophy for the SABC.
• Appointed 64 different Task Groups to study various aspects of the SABC and to report to the Management Committee their recommendations in order to establish new approaches and services.
• Restructured and rationalised the SABC’s large variety of services into business and costs units.
• Established set of corporate goals based on business plans for the different management and business units.
• Reduced staff by 17%.
• Restructured the Department of Broadcast Research.
• Established a Language Bureau.

21 APRIL 1988 – 30 APRIL 1990

• Consultant for Baird Communications (South Africa) – one of the largest full-service public relations and public affairs consultancies in Southern Africa.
• Political Analyst for Ed Hern, Rudolph Inc., member of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
• Organizer of an International Conference on Eastern and Central Europe, held in Johannesburg on 19 March 1990.

D. 1 MAY 1990 – 31 MAY 1997

• Served in the Department of Foreign Affairs as Ambassador on a contract basis.
• Appointed by then President F.W. de Klerk as Chief Representative of South Africa to the newly independent Namibia with the rank of Ambassador.
• Served as South Africa’s first Ambassador to Namibia in Windhoek from 14 May 1990 to 31 January 1992.
• Member of the South African Delegation for Security Arrangements with the Governments of Angola, Cuba, Namibia, the Russian Federation and the U.S.A. in Cuba (June 1990) and in South Africa (January 1991).
• Member of the South African Delegation to the Pledging Conference for Namibia held at the U.N. in New York in July 1990.
• On 1 February 1992 appointed by then President F.W. de Klerk as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva with primary responsibilities for the following organizations’ activities:

– United Nations (U N)
– International Labour Organization (I L O)
– World Health Organization (W H O)
– International Telecommunications Union (I T U)
– Universal Postal Union (U P U)
– World Intellectual Property Organization (W I P O)
– General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (G A T T)
– World Trade Orginisation (WTO)
– Conference on Disarmament (C D)
– United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (U N C T A D)
– United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (U N H C R)
– International Organization for Migration (I O M)
– International Committee of the Red Cross (I C R C)
– United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (U N H C H R)

• Leader of the South African delegation to the

– Second and Third PREPCOM for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), The Hague, 1993.
– U.N. Conference on Human Rights, Vienna, June 1993.
– International Conference on the Victims of War, Geneva, August 1993 and September 1994.
– Third PREPCOM for the 1995 Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Geneva, September 1994.
– Special Conference of the States Parties to the Biological Weapons Convention, Geneva, September 1994.
– Diplomatic Conference for the Conclusion of the Trademark Law Treaty, Geneva October 1994.
– Implementation Conference of the World Trade Organization, Geneva, 8 December 1994.

• Chairman of the Credentials Committee of the Special Conference on the Biological Weapons Convention, Geneva, September 1994.
• Member of the South African Delegation to

– the World Health Assembly, May 1994;
– the International Labour Organization, June 1994;
– the Marrakesh Ministerial Meeting on the Conclusion of the Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations, Marrakesh, Morocco, April 1994;
– United Nations Economic Commission for Africa’s International Conference on the Uruguay Round and the African Economies, Tunis, Tunisia, October 1994;
– the signing conference of the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Treaty held in Paris in January 1994.

• Chairman of the African Group of Countries accredited to the UN and other international organizations in Geneva, July to December 1994. (First South African to chair this Group)
• Attended World Economic Forum’s Annual Meetings in Davos, Switzerland, 1993, 1994 and 1995.
• Served as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the U.N. in Geneva from 1 February 1992 to 14 February 1995.
• Served as Consul General for the Swiss Cantons of Geneva, Vaud, Wallis and Fribourg from 1 February 1992 to 14 February 1995.
• Appointed by President Nelson Mandela as Ambassador to Turkey in Ankara and assumed duty on 15 February 1995.
• At the same time also appointed as non-resident Ambassador to Azerbijan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
• Member of the South African Delegation to the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (HABITAT II) held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 3 to 14 June 1996. Served on the Credentials Committee of the Conference.
• Served as Ambassador in Ankara form 15 February 1995 to 31 May 1997.

E. 1 JUNE 1997 TO PRESENT: INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANT AND BUSINESS FACILITATOR

• Actively
  – involved with national and international companies in Southern Africa and for Southern African companies internationally,
  – facilitating trade and commercial opportunities internationally, and
  – exploring opportunities in Southern Africa for international clients.
• Enjoys direct access to the top management and directors of many listed South African and international companies.
• Keeps close and regular contact with international, regional and national affairs and developments.
• Maintains and expands networking through, inter alia, attendance of regional and other international conferences, regular travel, participation in local, regional and international conferences and seminars.
• Associated with several leading international trading companies.
• Logistic Consultant for first The Economist Conferences’ Roundtable with the Government of South Africa, September 1997.
• Represented several international companies in South Africa and in Namibia, such as Skoda-export of the Czech Republic and Virgo Consultants Group SA of Switzerland.
• Chairman of the Turkish – South African Business Council from 1998 – 2003.
• Attended the World Economic Forum’s Southern Africa Economic Summits in 1997 (Harare), 1998 (Cape Town), 1999 (Windhoek), 2000 (Maputo) and 2001 (Durban).
• Attended the International Herald Tribune’s Southern African Investment Summit in Gaberones in 1997.
• Attended the European – South African Economic Conference in Edinburgh in 1997.
• Attended the SAID (Smart Partner) Conference in Swakopmund in September 1998.
• Author of an unpublished article entitled: “Does your company have a foreign policy and the instruments to execute it?” (See https://www.riaaneksteen.com/webinar-presentation-on-foreign-policy-for-a-company-4-february-2021/)
• At the request of the EURASIA GROUP presented two studies on Namibia.

F. JULY 2016 TO PRESENT: INVOLVEMENT IN ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

• 2016
  • Submitted proposal for thesis to the University of Johannesburg on 18 July 2016.
  • Submission accepted and registered for Doctorate on 24 August 2016.
• 2017
  • Submitted thesis on 12 November 2017 – “The Role of the High Courts of the United States of America, South Africa and the European Union in Foreign Affairs.”
  • Thesis with no corrections approved by internal and external examiners on 1 June 2017.
  • Agreement to publish thesis as a commercial publication concluded with Asser Publication, The Hague, on 10 October 2017.
  • D Litt et Phil conferred on 16 October 2017.
• 2018
  • Submitted final text to Publisher on 7 January 2018.
  • Final proofs approved on 6 May 2018.
  • Book released by Springer on July 2018. https://bit.ly/2Myozpv Review published by the Greek Public Law Association in the Greek Journal Public Law Journal, Vol. 5, Issue 3-4, 2020, pp. 302-303.
  • Book launched in August 2018: 4th Pretoria; 6th University of Johannesburg; 7th Stellenbosch; 9th Windhoek.
•  2019
  • Appointed on 16 May 2019 Senior Research Associate at the Department of Politics and International Relations in the Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg.
  • Presented papers at the following occasions:
    • “Brexit” at the Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association in Livingstone, Zambia, April 2019.
    • “The Contribution of the European Court of Justice to the Methodology of International Law” to the International Law Associations Conference in Braga, Portugal, held in September 2019.
    • “Deficiency in Foreign Policy Analysis: Role for the Judiciary in U.S. Foreign Affairs” in the Congress, the Presidency & Courts section for the 51st Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association meeting, in Philadelphia, USA, held on 6 November 2019.
  • Authored following published articles:
    • In the Journal of Humanities of the South African Academy for Science and Arts on the following subject:
    • The Role of the High Courts of the United States of America, South Africa and the European Union in Foreign Affairs (March 2019).
    • Brexit’s political and economic consequences and historical realities, (June 2019)
    • The effect of domestic affairs on foreign policy, with specific reference to current events in the United States of America (September 2019).
  • In the American Bar Association’s Newsletter of June 2019 on “BREXIT — The ECJ Conundrum for the UK.”
• 2020
  • Authored following published articles:
    • In the Journal of Humanities of the South African Academy for Science and Arts with the following titles:
    • Brexit: Next Challenges for a new Era (March 2020).
    • The constitutional Requirements and Processes to remove a President of the USA from Office, with special reference to President Trump (September 2020).
  • In Universitas, India, “Role of European Court of Justice in Foreign Affairs”, Vol. 13, (ISSN 2229-5542), published in September 2020. [Publication is circulated to all the authors, members of Editorial Board, members of National Advisory Board, members of International Advisory Board, National Judicial Academy in India, faculty members of Law Schools, Universities in India and prominent persons from the Bench and the Bar in India.]
  • Contributed a Chapter on “The Importance of the European Court of Justice” for inclusion in Conflict & Peace In International Politics: Issues, Actors and Approaches. Edited by Kenar N. and Shaw I. London. IJOPEC Publication. (Published on 26 December 2020 — ISBN 978-1-913809-10-2.) [Invitation to present this Chapter was issued by the Co-editors of this Special Issue.]
  • Contributed a Chapter on “Diplomatic and Consular Protection with special reference to Article 46 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights”. (Published on 24 December 2020 in a Special Issue entitled The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: the First Ten Years -— New Challenges and Perspectives published by Laws (ISSN 2075-471X). [Invitation to present this Chapter was issued by the Co-editors of this Special Issue.]
• Participated in the following Webinars:
  • Presented lecture to students completing their course on Contemporary Diplomacy and International Relations at the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies of the Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan: “Relationship between Domestic Affairs and Foreign Affairs” on 6 August 2020
  • Presented lecture to MBA Program Students, Center for International Business Education & Research, Fowler College of Business, San Diego State University, California, USA, 15 September 2020
  • Delivered contribution on “The Importance of the European Court of Justice” at the International Congress on Current Debates in Social Sciences (CUDES) organized by the Sakarya University in Turkey, 29-30 September 2020
  • Delivered key note contribution on “The Role, Relevance, and Influence of High Courts and Judiciary in Foreign Affairs” and to be joined in conversation with the former Danish Foreign Minister, Dr. Per Stig Møller. Organized and presented by the Center for Science & Commercial Diplomacy (CSCD) in Denmark on 26 November 2020
  • Interview published by Erga Omnes, Blog of the Weeramantry Centre for Peace, Justice and International Law, India, 6 September 2020
  • Became a board member of The Global Institute for Research, Education and Scholarship (GIRES) with its headquarters in Amsterdam (www.gires.org) in July 2020.
  • Review of book published by the Greek Public Law Association in the Greek Journal Public Law Journal, Vol. 5, Issue 3-4, 2020, pp. 302-303.
  • Accepted the invitation from the President and founder of “The International Team for the Study of Security – Verona” to serve with other international experts on the team.
• 2021
  • Webinar presentation on “Foreign Policy for a Company” to the class session on Global Business and Diplomacy of the Department of  Management, Fowler College of Business, San Diego State University, Ca., 4 February 2021.
  • Appointed Visiting Professor at the Tashkent State University of Law, Uzbekistan, from 1 May 2021.
  • Published following article entitled “The Role of the Judiciary in Foreign Affairs to be duly recognised, with special reference to the Supreme Court of the USA” as published in the Stellenbosch Law Review, Vol. 32, No. 2, 2021.
  • Participated in a Webinar at the request of “The International Team for the Study of Security – Verona” discussing the “International role of South Africa in BRICS, with the new US administration, and the African Union.”
• 2022
  • Chapter entitled “The Contribution of the European Court of Justice to the Methodology of International Law” published in The Contribution of the Case-Law of International Courts and Tribunals to the Development of International Law and edited by Teles, Patrícia and Manuel Ribeiro who were the organisers of the Braga-Conference in September 2019.
  • The Journal of Humanities of the South African Academy for Science and Arts published the following article in March 2022, pp. 112-136: “Challenges and Opportunities in practising Diplomacy — Before, during and after COVID-19.
  • At the request of the South African Academy for Science and Arts Book I reviewed Dr Leopold Scholtz’s Terreur en Bevryding: Die ANC/SAKP, die Kommunisme en Geweld [1961-1990]. Published in the June 2022 edition of the Journal of Humanities.
  • Publish memoirs, Beyond Diplomacy: My life of remarkable transitions and the moments that made the difference, in October 2022. See https://www.riaaneksteenmemoirs.com/
• 2023
  • “Historical perspective: Reasons for and consequences of the involvement by great powers in the Suez Canal (Egypt), in particular before 1956 (Part I)”, Journal of Humanities of the South African Academy for Science and Arts, June 2023, pp. 420-451.
  • Nasionale Versoening in Namibië -— Historiese Perspektief, 21 Maart 2023 & National Reconciliation in Namibia -— Historical Perspective, 21 March 2023. See https://www.riaaneksteen.com/national-reconciliation-in-namibia-historical-perspective/ and https://maroelamedia.co.za/debat/meningsvormers/nasionale-versoening-in-namibie-n-historiese-perspektief/
  • Opmerkinge oor dr Henry Kissinger op sy 100ste verjaardag, 27 Mei 2023, Radio Pretoria. See
    https://www.riaaneksteen.com/opmerking-kissinger/

At the invitation of Academia, Centurion, participated in its Political Colloqiums of 2017, 2018 and 2019.

Board member of The Global Institute for Research, Education and Scholarship (GIRES) with its headquarters in Amsterdam (www.gires.org)

Member of the South African Academy of Science and Arts.

Number of LinkedIn contacts: 14.098 www.linkedin.com/in/riaan-eksteen-phd-amb-ret-95aa421/

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A. Lectures presented

• “Brexit” at the Annual Conference of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association in Livingstone, Zambia, April 2019.
• “The Contribution of the European Court of Justice to the Methodology of International Law” to the International Law Associations Conference in Braga, Portugal, September 2019.
• “Deficiency in Foreign Policy Analysis: Role for the Judiciary in U.S. Foreign Affairs” in the Congress, the Presidency & Courts section for the 51st Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association meeting, in Philadelphia, USA, November 2019.
• “Relationship between Domestic Affairs and Foreign Affairs.” Lecture to students completing their course on Contemporary Diplomacy and International Relations at the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies of the Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan, August 2020.
• Lecture to MBA Program Students, Center for International Business Education & Research, Fowler College of Business, San Diego State University, California, USA, 15 September 2020.
• “Foreign Policy for a Company” to the class session on Global Business and Diplomacy of the Department of Management, Fowler College of Business, San Diego State University, California, February 2021.
• “Views on China and Africa, especially Namibia” to the Seminar in World Business Environment, Fowler College of Business, San Diego State University, California, 4 October 2022.
• “The Importance of the European Court of Justice” at the International Congress on Current Debates in Social Sciences (CUDES) organized by the Sakarya University in Turkey, 29-30 September 2020.
• “The Role, Relevance, and Influence of High Courts and Judiciary in Foreign Affairs.” Key note address when joined in conversation with the former Danish Foreign Minister, Dr Per Stig Møller. Organized and presented by the Center for Science & Commercial Diplomacy (CSCD) in Copenhagen, Denmark, November 2020.
• Twelve lectures as Visiting Professor at the Tashkent State University of Law, Uzbekistan, 2021.
• Several lectures as a board member of The Global Institute for Research, Education and Scholarship (GIRES) with its headquarters in Amsterdam (www.gires.org) 2020-2022.
• Discussion with members of “The International Team for the Study of Security – Verona” which is an international, interdisciplinary, apolitical, cultural association dedicated to the study of international security, 2021.
• Webinar with the Youth Academy of the Center for Science & Commercial Diplomacy (CSCD) at the University of Copenhagen, 7 March 2023.

B. Articles published

• “Brexit — The ECJ Conundrum for the UK” American Bar Association’s Newsletter, June 2019
• “Role of European Court of Justice in Foreign Affairs”, Universitas (India) Vol. 13, (ISSN 2229-5542), September 2020. [Publication is circulated to all the authors, members of Editorial Board, members of National Advisory Board, members of International Advisory Board, National Judicial Academy in India, faculty members of Law Schools, Universities in India and prominent persons from the Bench and the Bar in India.]
• “The Importance of the European Court of Justice”, a chapter included in Conflict & Peace In International Politics: Issues, Actors and Approaches. Edited by Kenar N. and Shaw I. London. IJOPEC Publication. (Published on 26 December 2020 — ISBN 978-1-913809-10-2.) Invitation to present this Chapter was issued by the Co-editors of this Special Issue.
• “Diplomatic and Consular Protection with special reference to Article 46 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights”. (Published as a chapter in a Special Issue of The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: The First Ten Years -— New Challenges and Perspectives published by Laws (ISSN 2075-471X on 24 December 2020). Invitation to present this Chapter was issued by the Co-editors of this Special Issue.
• “The Contribution of the European Court of Justice to the Methodology of International Law” published in The Contribution of the Case-Law of International Courts and Tribunals to the Development of International Law. Edited by Teles, Patrícia and Manuel Ribeiro who were the organisers of the Braga-Conference in September 2019.
• Interview published in Erga Omnes issued by the Weeramantry Centre for Peace, Justice and International Law, India, 6 September 2020.
• “Thoughts on Living during the Restrictive Times of Covid-19” The Namibian, August 2020.
• “The Role of the Judiciary in Foreign Affairs to be duly recognised, with special reference to the Supreme Court of the USA” Stellenbosch Law Review, October 2021.

Following published in the Journal of Humanities (South African Academy for Science and Arts):

• “The Role of the High Courts of the United States of America, South Africa and the European Union in Foreign Affairs”, (March 2019).
• “Brexit’s political and economic consequences and historical realities”, (June 2019).
• “The effect of domestic affairs on foreign policy, with specific reference to current events in the United States of America”, (September 2019).
•  “Brexit: Next Challenges for a new Era”, (March 2020).
• “The constitutional Requirements and Processes to remove a President of the USA from Office, with special reference to President Trump”, (September 2020).
• “Challenges and Opportunities in practising Diplomacy — Before, during and after COVID-19”, (March 2022).
• Book reviewed: Dr Leopold Scholtz’s Terreur en Bevryding: Die ANC/SAKP, die Kommunisme en Geweld [1961-1990], (June 2022).
• “Historical perspective: Reasons for and consequences of the involvement by great powers in the Suez Canal (Egypt), in particular before 1956 (Part I)”, (June 2023)

C. Miscellaneous:

• Nasionale Versoening in Namibië — Historiese Perspektief, 21 Maart 2023 & National Reconciliation in Namibia — Historical Perspective, 21 March 2023. https://maroelamedia.co.za/debat/meningsvormers/nasionale-versoening-in-namibie-n-historiese-perspektief/
• Opmerkinge oor dr Henry Kissinger op sy 100ste verjaardag, 27 Mei 2023, Radio Pretoria. https://www.riaaneksteen.com/opmerking-kissinger/

• Has maintained a residence and presence in Swakopmund since January 1993.
• Has enjoyed Permanent Residency status in Namibia since February 2000.
• Established a permanent residence in Swakopmund in November 2008.

• E-mail address: reksteen@swakop.com
• Postal address: P.O. Box 133, Swakopmund 10013, Namibia.
• Mobile number: + 264 (0)81 4135789.