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Appointments


SG/A/804
31/05/2002
Press Release
SG/A/804


SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS RAMIRO ARMANDO DE OLIVEIRA LOPES DA SILVA


OF PORTUGAL AS NEW HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR IN IRAQ


Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to appoint Ramiro Armando de OliveiraLopes da Silva of Portugal as the new United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Iraq.  Mr. Lopes da Silva will succeed Tun Myat, who was recently appointed United Nations Security Coordinator.