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SECRETARY-GENERAL PROPOSES APPOINTMENT OF INGA-BRITT AHLENIUS OF SWEDEN

AS UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES

Secretary-General Kofi Annan today proposed for approval by the General Assembly the appointment of Inga-Britt Ahlenius of Sweden as Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services for a five-year non-renewable term.

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS LATVIA’S PRESIDENT AS ‘IN LARGER FREEDOM’ ENVOY

The Secretary-General is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President of Latvia, as his Envoy for the summit to take place in New York in September 2005.

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ENVOYS FOR SEPTEMBER SUMMIT

 

The Secretary-General is pleased to announce the appointment of their Excellencies Dermot Ahern, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ireland; Ali Alatas, former Foreign Minister of Indonesia; Joaquin Chissano, former President of Mozambique; and Ernesto Zedillo, former President of Mexico, as his Envoys for the Summit to take place in New York in September 2005.

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SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS GEIR O. PEDERSEN OF NORWAY

 

AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SOUTHERN LEBANON

The Secretary-General has appointed Geir O. Pedersen of Norway as his Personal Representative for Southern Lebanon.  He is replacing Staffan de Mistura, who has been appointed Deputy Special Representative for Iraq.

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ERSKINE BOWLES AS DEPUTY

 

SPECIAL ENVOY FOR TSUNAMI RECOVERY

 

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed Erskine Bowles today as the Deputy Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery.  Mr. Bowles will support former President Bill Clinton in his capacity as the United Nations Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery.  The Secretary-General announced President Clinton’s appointment last month.

LIEUTENANT-GENERAL BABACAR GAYE APPOINTED NEW FORCE COMMANDER

 

OF UN ORGANIZATION MISSION IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

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SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS PIERRE SCHORI AS NEW

 

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CÔTE D’IVOIRE

The Secretary-General has decided to appoint Pierre Schori of Sweden to succeed Albert Tévoédjrè as his Special Representative for Côte d’Ivoire, effective 1 April 2005.  Mr. Schori has been a Distinguished Visiting Professor at AdelphiUniversity in New York since 2004.

SECRETARY-GENERAL PROPOSES APPOINTMENT OF SUPACHAI PANITCHPAKDI,

CURRENTLY WTO DIRECTOR-GENERAL, AS HEAD OF UNCTAD

Secretary-General Kofi Annan today proposed, for confirmation by the General Assembly, the appointment of Supachai Panitchpakdi of Thailand as Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) for a term of four years, beginning on 1 September 2005 and ending on 31 August 2009.

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JEAN DUSSOURD DEPUTY SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE IN KOSOVO

The Secretary-General has appointed Jean Dussourd as his Deputy Special Representative in the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).  Mr. Dussourd will head the Police and Justice component (Pillar I) in UNMIK.

SECRETARY-GENERAL OFFERS FORMER UNITED STATES PRESIDENT CLINTON

POSITION OF TSUNAMI SPECIAL ENVOY

The following was issued today by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan: