Hella Pick was a British-Austrian journalist who was UN correspondent of the Guardian. Hella Pick obituary
March 2022
Sir Christopher Mallaby obituary
British diplomat closely involved in German reunification – and the first to make a land crossing to France to become ambassador
May 2021
Cate Haste obituary
Historian, biographer and documentary film-maker whose subjects ranged from the cold war to sexual freedom in Britain
January 2021
Sir Brian Urquhart obituary
Diplomat who was a key player in establishing the UN’s peacekeeping role
December 2020
From the Guardian archive
Kissinger to get a mixed reception from America's allies – archive, 1973
8 December 1973: Nobody any longer bothers to deny that Atlantic relations have gone sour. But the Europeans feel that they have been more sinned against than sinning
November 2020
From the Guardian archive
From the archive, 1968: President-elect Nixon planning for a smooth transition of power
12 November 1968: Mr Nixon’s meeting with President Johnson today, they hope, will be only the first of a series of meetings
May 2019
From the Guardian archive
Russians cite threats for Olympic Games boycott - archive, 1984
9 May 1984: East Europeans, except Romanians, expected to follow Soviet lead
March 2019
Victor Hochhauser obituary
Impresario who brought many great Russian artists to Britain, including Shostakovich and Nureyev
November 2018
Jewish history can be used as a weapon to fight antisemitism
Hella Pick
We can apply the lessons of Kristallnacht to improve civil society, says the British-Austrian journalist Hella Pick
August 2018
Kofi Annan obituary
UN secretary general and Nobel peace prize winner focused on the organisation’s role in fighting poverty, injustice and disease
April 2018
From the Guardian archive
The snags involved in EEC entry – archive, 1967
From the Guardian archive
Why Mr Kennedy is in Europe - archive, June 1963
January 2018
Letter: Peter Preston and foreign news coverage
Hella Pick writes: Peter Preston’s commitment to foreign news coverage never wavered and the correspondents knew they had his support
August 2017
Costume & culture
Martin Roth obituary
Director who put the Victoria and Albert Museum on the world stage
January 2017
Letter: Clare Hollingworth took me under her wing
Hella Pick writes: Clare Hollingworth was my mentor and gave me confidence when I joined the Guardian – a greenhorn and virtually the only other female foreign correspondent
December 2016
From the Guardian archive
Spaniards press for EEC link – archive, 1966
30 December 1966: Spain wants integration with Europe both on political grounds and for economic reasons because they consider it essential to the country’s development
August 2016
Walter Scheel obituary
West German politician who helped pave the way for reconciliation with the east
April 2016
Hans-Dietrich Genscher obituary
Popular German foreign minister who helped bring about reunification in 1990
February 2016
Lord Chorley obituary
Boutros Boutros-Ghali obituary
January 2016
Lord Weidenfeld obituary
Brilliant and gregarious publisher who arrived in Britain as a refugee from nazism and co-founded his own firm with Nigel Nicolson in the late 1940s
