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SG/A/884-BIO/3590-WOM/1466

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS RACHEL N. MAYANJA OF UGANDA AS SPECIAL ADVISER ON GENDER ISSUES, ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

12/08/2004
Press Release
SG/A/884
BIO/3590
WOM/1466

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS RACHEL N. MAYANJA OF UGANDA AS SPECIAL ADVISER


ON GENDER ISSUES, ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN


The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Rachel N. Mayanja as his Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women.  The appointment is at the Assistant-Secretary-General level.

SG/A/881-BIO/3581

JUAN GABRIEL VALDES APPOINTED SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE AND HEAD OF UN MISSION IN HAITI

15/07/2004
Press Release
SG/A/881
BIO/3581*

Biographical Note


JUAN GABRIEL VALDES APPOINTED SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE


AND HEAD OF UN MISSION IN HAITI


The Secretary-General has decided to appoint Juan Gabriel Valdes of Chile as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).  Ambassador Valdes will take up his position in August 2004.

SG/A/878-BIO/3578

MAJOR-GENERAL RAJENDER SINGH APPOINTED FORCE COMMANDER OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA

14/07/2004
Press Release
SG/A/878
BIO/3578

Biographical Note


MAJOR-GENERAL RAJENDER SINGH APPOINTED FORCE COMMANDER


OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA


The Secretary-General has appointed Major-General Rajender Singh of India as the new Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE).  The Major-General is expected to arrive in the Mission area by 19 July 2004.

SG/A/879-BIO/3579

ASHRAF JEHANGIR QAZI OF PAKISTAN APPOINTED SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR IRAQ

14/07/2004
Press Release
SG/A/879
BIO/3579

Biographical Note


Ashraf Jehangir Qazi of Pakistan appointed Special Representative for Iraq


The Secretary-General has decided to appoint Ashraf Jehangir Qazi of Pakistan as his Special Representative for Iraq.


Mr.Qazi’s appointment as the Special Representative of the Secretary-General comes after a long and distinguished career with the Pakistani diplomatic service.

SG/A/877-AFR/974-BIO/3577

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JAN PRONK SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SUDAN

21/06/04
Press Release
SG/A/877
AFR/974
BIO/3577

Secretary-General appoints jan pronk special representative for sudan


The Secretary-General has decided to appoint Jan Pronk as his Special Representative for the Sudan and head of the peace support operation that may be authorized following a Comprehensive Peace Agreement between the Government of the Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army.  The appointment is effective 18 June 2004.