Appointments

The following statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was issued today:

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon announced today the appointment of Bettina Tucci Bartsiotas, born in Uruguay and a United States national, as Assistant Secretary-General, Controller, Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts, Department of Management.  Ms. Bartsiotas will replace María Eugenia Casar, who has been appointed as Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Jarmo Sareva of Finland as Director of the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR) for a period of one year.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointments of Marcel Rudasingwa of Rwanda as Ebola Crisis Manager for Guinea, Peter Jan Graaff of the Netherlands as Ebola Crisis Manager for Liberia and Amadu Kamara of the United States as Ebola Crisis Manager for Sierra Leone.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Tadamichi Yamamoto of Japan as his Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Simon Munzu of Cameroon as his Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire.