| Press Release SG/A/865 AFG/247 BIO/3553 |
JEAN ARNAULT APPOINTED SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR AFGHANISTAN
AND HEAD OF UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN
| Press Release SG/A/863 BIO/3552 |
MAJOR-GENERAL ALAIN PELLEGRINI APPOINTED FORCE COMMANDER
OF UNITED NATIONS INTERIM FORCE IN LEBANON (UNIFIL)
Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today the appointment of Major-General Alain Pellegrini of France as Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) to succeed Major-General Lalit Mohan Tewari who relinquishes his post on 17 February 2004.
| Press Release SG/A/862 BIO/3548 |
MAJOR-GENERAL BALA NANDA SHARMA APPOINTED FORCE COMMANDER OF UNITED
NATIONS DISENGAGEMENT OBSERVER FORCE (UNDOF)
Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today the appointment of Major-General Bala Nanda Sharma of Nepal as Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) to succeed Major-General Franciszek Gagor who relinquishes his post on 16 January 2004.
| Press Release SG/A/861 BIO/3547 |
Biographical Note
MAJOR-GENERAL HERBERT JOAQUIN FIGOLI ALMANDOS OF URUGUAY APPOINTED
FORCE COMMANDER OF CYPRUS PEACEKEEPING FORCE
Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today the appointment of Major-General Herbert Joaquin Figoli Almandos of Uruguay as Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) to succeed Lieutenant General Jin Ha Hwang, who relinquished his post on 25 December 2003.
| Press Release SG/A/860 BIO/3545 |
Biographical Note
ROSS MOUNTAIN NAMED ACTING SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR IRAQ
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today named Ross Mountain as his acting Special Representative for Iraq.
| Press Release SG/A/859 DEV/2448 |
ANWARUL K. CHOWDHURY DESIGNATED SECRETARY-GENERAL OF 2004 MEETING
TO REVIEW ACTION PROGRAMME FOR SMALL ISLAND STATES
| Press Release SG/A/858 AFR/777 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS NEW SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SIERRA LEONE
The Secretary-General has appointed Daudi Ngelautwa Mwakawago as his new Special Representative for Sierra Leone, with immediate effect.
| Press Release SG/A/857 |
SECRETARY-GENERAL NAMES HIGH-LEVEL PANEL TO STUDY GLOBAL SECURITY THREATS,
AND RECOMMEND NECESSARY CHANGES
Secretary-General Kofi Annan today named Anand Panyarachun, former Prime Minister of Thailand, to chair the High-level Panel on global security threats and reform of the international system, which he had announced in his speech to the General Assembly on 23 September.
| Press Release SG/A/856 BIO/3540 REC/127 |
Biographical Note
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JOSE LUIS MACHINEA OF ARGENTINA EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
OF ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA, CARIBBEAN
The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of José Luis Machinea of Argentina as Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
| Press Release SG/A/855 BIO/3539 |
Biographical Note
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS LIEUTENANT-GENERAL DANIEL OPANDE OF KENYA
AS FORCE COMMANDER OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN LIBERIA
In a letter dated 29 September, the Secretary-General informed the Security Council of his intention to appoint Lieutenant-General Daniel Ishmael Opande of Kenya as Force Commander of the newly established United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).
