The Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and its Member Biographies updated 11 January

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She held her position as foundation President of the Australian Branch of the British Red Cross Society until 1920. Lady Helen was regarded as a brilliant leader and an excellent public speaker. On return to the UK in 1920 Sir Ronald was created Viscount Novar and Lady Novar became Viscountess Novar. Intermittently from 1920 to 1932, she served on the Board of Governors of the League of Red Cross Societies, first representing the Australian Branch and from 1927, the Australian Red Cross Society. 3 She was also President of the Kirkcaldy branch of the Queen Victoria Nursing Association, a position she held for over 50 years, as well as being President of the Young Women’s Christian Association for over 25 years. As a strong-willed and independent-thinking woman who wished not only to be known in conjunction with her husband, she preferred in a working capacity to be known as Lady Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood. Viscountess Novar continued her Red Cross service representing the Australian Red Cross on the League of Red Cross Societies’ Board of Governors and at International Conferences of the Red Cross in 1921, 1928 and in 1930 when she was elected to the Standing Commission for one term. She was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) and in 1918 was invested as a Dame Grand Cross, Order of the British Empire (G.B.E.) due to her work for the British Red Cross Society. 45 She was the daughter of Fredrik Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1 st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava, and was married to Lord Novar from 1889 until his death in 1934, a union that was childless. Lady Novar was born on March 14 th 1863 in Bangor, Northern Ireland and died on April 9 th , 1941 in Scotland as Viscountess Novar. 6 3 British Red Cross 4 http://thepeerage.com/p5787.htm#i57864 5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Munro-Ferguson,_Viscountess_Novar 6 Standing Commission 5
Marquis de Hoyos (José María de Hoyos y Vinent de la Torre O’Neill) 1930-1934 7 The Marquis de Hoyos (José de Hoyos y Vinent) served as a member of the Standing Commission from October 1930 until October 1934. Attracted by a military career, he entered the General Academy in 1891 and in 1896 he was promoted to lieutenant of Artillery, later he was also appointed Commander-in-Chief of Madrid three times. In 1923, he became President of the Supreme Assembly of the Spanish Red Cross, during which time he introduced important reforms that, among other things, made it easier to provide help during the Morocco campaign. During the same year, he was also appointed as Spain's official representative at the 11th International Conference of the Red Cross. Whilst serving on the Standing Commission, the Marquis de Hoyos was also the major of Madrid (1930- 7 http://www.iberlibro.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=7200823867&searchurl=an%3Dmarques%2Bde%2Bhoyos %2Bjose%2Bmaria%2Bde%2Bhoyos%2By%2Bvinent%26amp%3Bbsi%3D0%26amp%3Bds%3D30 6
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Hon. Dr Byron Reuben Hove 1986-1999
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Dr Guillermo Rueda Montaña 1995-19
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Princess Margriet 1995-2003 Princes
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General Georges Nadra Harrouk 1998-
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H.E Dr Mohammed Al-Hadid 1999-2015
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Adama Diarra 2007-2011 Adama Diarra
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Greg Vickery AO 2011- Mr Greg Vicke
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George Weber 2015- George Weber is
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