NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN MAY

30 April 1998

Press Release
SC/6511

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN MAY

19980430 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for May:

Security Council

Njuguna M. Mahugu (Kenya) succeeds Hisashi Owada (Japan) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

Major-General Fuyuan Chen (China) succeeds Vice-Admiral John Scott Redd (United States) as Chairman of the Military Staff Committee.

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