Appointments

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Mama Keita of Guinea as the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Niger, with the host Government’s approval, starting on 9 September.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Anna Marttinen-Pont of Finland as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Bolivia, with the host Government’s approval. Her start date was 1 September.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Georgette Gagnon of Canada as his new Deputy Special Representative (Political) for Afghanistan in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Issa Sanogo of Côte d’Ivoire as the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Cameroon, with the host Government’s approval. His start date was 1 September.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Julia Sanchez of Peru as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Dominican Republic, with the host Government’s approval. Her start date was 1 September.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Yesim Oruc of Türkiye as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Republic of Moldova, with the host Government’s approval, starting on 22 August.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed William Davis of the United States as Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Washington, D.C.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Matthias Schmale of Germany as the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ukraine, with the host Government’s approval, starting on 11 August. Mr. Schmale succeeds Denise Brown to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her dedicated service.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Juraj Strasser of Slovakia, as Director of the UN Ethics Office. He will succeed Elia Armstrong of Canada, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her dedicated service to the Organization.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Linda Maguire of the United States as Assistant Administrator and Director, Bureau for Management Services of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).