NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN AUGUST

3 August 1998

Press Release
SC/6557/Rev.1*

NEW CHAIRMEN OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY BODIES IN AUGUST

19980803 In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the new Chairmen of the United Nations security bodies for August:

Security Council

Danilo Türk (Slovenia) succeeds Sergey Lavrov (Russian Federation) as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

Major General Charles G.C. Vyvyan (United Kingdom) succeeds Major General Aleksandr N. Tishchenko (Russian Federation) as Chairman of the Military Staff Committee.

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* Revised to correct names of Chairmen of the Military Staff Committee.