Appointments

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Atul Khare of India as Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. The new Assistant Secretary-General replaces Edmond Mulet of Guatemala, who was appointed on 1 April as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Haiti for one year.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the appointment of Kevin Kennedy of the United States as his Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the appointment of Nigel Fisher of Canada as his Deputy Special Representative, Ad Interim, for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Tayé-Brook Zerihoun of Ethiopia as the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs in the Department of Political Affairs. Mr. Zerihoun replaces Haile Menkerios of South Africa, who has been appointed as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan for a one-year period.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon proposed for re-election by the General Assembly Achim Steiner as Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) for a four-year term. Mr. Steiner is currently serving as Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme for a four-year term -- 15 June 2006 through 14 June 2010.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Norman Girvan of Jamaica as his Personal Representative on the Border Controversy between Guyana and Venezuela.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has proposed to the General Assembly the re-election of António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres of Portugal as United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for a further term of five years, effective 15 June.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Edmond Mulet of Guatemala as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, to succeed Hédi Annabi of Tunisia, who tragically perished in the 12 January 2010 earthquake.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Charles Petrie of the United Kingdom/France as his new Executive Representative for Burundi and Head of the United Nations Integrated Office in that country and United Nations Resident Coordinator, Resident Representative, Humanitarian Coordinator and Designated Official for Burundi.

Following consultations with the Executive Board of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Anthony Lake (United States) as the agency’s new Executive Director, and expressed his gratitude to Ann Veneman for her services to the Organization and her commitment in leading UNICEF for five years.