Leadership

Jose-Ramos Horta, Timor-Leste's, newly elected President and Nobel Peace laureate, inspects an guard of honor before making his inaugural speech in the capital, Dili.

José Ramos-Horta inspects the troops in Dili at his swearing-in as the President of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on 20 May 2007.

A man speaking into a microphone surrounded by an audience. In the background are posters promoting International Day of Peace.

Dili University students speak with the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General on International Day of Peace. 21 September 2007.

Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, during his official visit to Dili in August 2012.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Special Representative of the Secretary-General Atul Khare visit Dili's Motael Church camp for internally displaced persons with camp director Luis Vieira (right). 14 December 2007.

A woman in a blue shirt representing the United Nations speaking with a group of women in an Internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp. In the background is an UNHCR tent.

Minister for Solidarity, Maria Domingas Alves, visits internally displaced persons in the Jardim Borja da Costa camp in Dili. 28 December 2007.

José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor-Leste waving to a crowd.

José Ramos-Horta, President of Timor-Leste, returns home after receiving medical treatment in Australia, for near the fatal wounds inflicted during an attack by a rebel group.

Residents speak with President José Ramos-Horta at a national dialogue meeting in Bairro Pite, Dili • Martine Perret, 15/5/2008

A group of people congregate as doves fly into the sky.

Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, first President of Timor-Leste Francisco Xavier Do Amaral, Special Representative of the Secretary-General Atul Khare, and Brigadier John Hutcheson of the International Stabilisation Force (from right to left), release doves on the International Day of Peace.

During the country’s first Model United Nations held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNMIT-supported students from the University of Timor-Leste’s Peace Centre in Dili simulate the Security Council debate of October 1999 that established the UN Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET).

President José Ramos-Horta swears in 442 newly elected suco (administrative division) chiefs on 19 December 2009.

Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) Finn Reske-Nielsen receiving a traditional welcome.

Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General Finn Reske-Nielsen and President José Ramos-Horta celebrate with residents of Oecusse as the district declares itself free of illiteracy.

Xanana Gusmão, the first president of East Timor (2002–2007) and later prime minister (2007–2015), shaking hands with Ameerah Haq, SRSG for UNMIT.

Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão and UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ameerah Haq mark the resumption of primary policing responsibility by the Timor-Leste National Police in Liquiça district • Bernardino Soares, 7/9/2010

Judges, prosecutors and public defenders graduate from the Legal Training Centre in Dili.

Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, being embraced by former Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri, is among 600 former freedom fighters who were demobilized and honoured for service to their country • Bernardino Soares, 20/8/2011

Participants in a development partners conference: “A Nation Moving Forward: Handover Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities for the Future” • Bernardino Soares, 15-16/5/2012

Thousands of Timorese celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Restoration of Independence in Dili on 20 May 2012. Martine Perret/UNMIT

Former President José Ramos-Horta congratulates incoming President Taur Matan Ruak at the inauguration • Martine Perret, 20/5/2012

Newly elected President Taur Matan Ruak inspects the troops at the Presidential Palace during the 10th anniversary of the Restoration of Independence. Martine Perret/UNMIT