Cedric Thornberry joined the United Nations in 1978 and became involved in the internationally-supervised settlement of the Namibia question, and was also in charge of the operational planning for the non-military side of the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG).
Cedric Thornberry joined the United Nations in 1978 and became involved in the internationally-supervised settlement of the Namibia question. He became Chief of staff of the United Nations Transition Assistance Group (UNTAG).