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BIO/3997

NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MARSHALL ISLANDS PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

31 July 2008
Press ReleaseBIO/3997
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Biographical Note


New permanent representative of MARSHALL ISLANDS presents credentials


(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service.)


The new Permanent Representative of the Marshall Islands to the United Nations, Phillip H. Muller, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.


Prior to his appointment, Mr. Muller was in private business, having previously held several Cabinet portfolios, including appointments as Minister for Foreign Affairs (1994-1999), Minister of Education (1986-1994) and Minister-in-Assistance to the President (1984-1986).


Mr. Muller was elected to Parliament in 1994 and served there until 1999.  Between 1982 and 1984, he was the Marshall Islands’ Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs, and from 1980 to 1982 he was Director of Youth Services.


He was educated at Rockhurst College in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, and at Xavier High School in Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia.


Born on 2 January 1956, Mr. Muller is married and has four children.


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