Biographical Note

New permanent representative of ANDORRA presents credentials

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

Carles Font-Rossell, the new Permanent Representative of Andorra to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

From 2005 until his current appointment, Mr. Font-Rossell was Andorra’s Minister of Youth and Sports.  From 2003 to 2005, he was the chairman of the country’s Rugby Federation and, from 1996 to 1999, he served as a member of the Parish Council of Canillo.

Mr. Font-Rossell, who owns several hotels in Andorra, received his Bachelor of Business Administration at the European University of Barcelona, Spain.

Born 26 December 1967 in Canillo, Andorra, Mr. Font-Rossell speaks four languages.

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