Appointments

Press Release
SG/A/726
PKO/86

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MAJOR-GENERAL FRANCO GANGUZZA (ITALY) AS UN TRUCE SUPERVISION ORGANIZATION CHIEF OF STAFF

Press Release
SG/A/724
IK/289

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS 16 COMMISSIONERS FOR UN MONITORING, VERIFICATION AND INSPECTION COMMISSION

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

Press Release
SG/A/725
PI/1229

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ANGELICA HUNT AS DIRECTOR OF UNITED NATIONS INFORMATION CENTRE IN BUENOS AIRES

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed Angélica Hunt as the Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which also covers Uruguay. She is expected to take up her duties on 13 March.

Press Release
SG/A/723
IK/287

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS YULI M. VORONTSOV AS HIGH-LEVEL COORDINATOR PURSUANT TO RESOLUTION 1284 (1999)

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

Press Release
SG/A/722*
BIO/3272*

OLARA A. OTUNNU, UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL, SECRETARY-GENERAL’S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND ARMED CONCLICT

Press Release
SG/A/721

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS HANS BLIX OF SWEDEN EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN OF UN MONITORING, VERIFICATION AND INSPECTION COMMISSION

The following statement by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, announcing the appointment of Hans Blix, was issued today by his Spokesman:

Press Release
SG/A/720
AFG/112

FRANCESC VENDRELL APPOINTED SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF SECRETARY-GENERAL AND HEAD OF SPECIAL MISSION TO AFGHANISTAN

The following statement was issued today by the Office of the Spokesman for Secrretary-General Kofi Annan:

Press Release
SG/A/719
POP/749

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS KUNIO WAKI DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF UNFPA

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today announced the appointment of Kunio Waki of Japan as Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), effective 1 February.

Press Release
SG/A/718

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS FORCE COMMANDER, DEPUTY FORCE COMMANDER FOR UN TRANSITIONAL ADMINISTRATION IN EAST TIMOR

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

Press Release
SG/A/717

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS NEW PERSONAL ENVOY FOR TALKS BETWEEN GREECE, FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

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

The Secretary-General has accepted the resignation of Cyrus Vance, his Personal Envoy for the Greece-FYROM talks. Mr. Vance resigned for personal reasons.