Mary Vivian Talambiras-Cruz (born 2 December 1948) was a Filipino anti-nuclear activist who served as assistant to the IAEA Director Mohamed ElBaradei and a member of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at the United Nations from 1987 to 2010.[1][2][3]
Vivian Talambiras-Cruz | |
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| Born | 2 December 1948 Batangas City, Batangas, Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Known for | Anti-nuclear activism |
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Biography
editTalambiras-Cruz graduated at Assumption College with a degree in Banking & Finance.[4] She went to the United States in 1979 as a tourist but decided to stay for good when she found work at the Egyptian Consulate.[1]
During her time in International Atomic Energy Agency, she contributed to the investigations into the United States' claims that Iraq was restarting its nuclear weapons development. The accusations would ultimately turn out to be untrue, but not until after the United States had carried out Operation Enduring Freedom in 2003. She claimed that the conflict might have been avoided if the investigations had been permitted to proceed.[1][2]
Her husband, Frank Cruz, was a survivor of the September 11 attacks having managed to escape World Trade Center's Tower 1 less than 10 minutes before the entire building collapsed.[2][4]
When IAEA won the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize, she partook in the Nobel celebrations held at Oslo, Norway and was given a certificate by the Nobel Committee along with other members of the IAEA staff as the agency worked on the verification process and negotiated reason with the world powers.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Cristina DC Pastor (12 December 2014). "Vivian Talambiras-Cruz and the endearing story behind her Nobel Peace Prize". The FilAm: A Magazine for Filipino Americans in New York. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d Marco Sumayao (15 May 2018). "Meet the Filipina Who Worked at the UN Agency That Won the Nobel Peace Prize". Esquire. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ Cristina DC Pastor (24 August 2018). "Pulitzer and Nobel winners among this year's TOFA honorees". usa.inquirer.net. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ a b "9/11, Day of Days – Positively Filipino". positivelyfilipino.com. Retrieved 15 March 2023.