Biographical Note

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Raul Salazar of Peru as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Belize and El Salvador, with the host Government’s approval.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Joanne Adamson of the United Kingdom as his new Deputy Special Representative and Deputy Head for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Aarti Holla-Maini of the United Kingdom as Director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), based in Vienna.

Building on the outcomes of the Transforming Education Summit in September 2022, the United Nations Secretary-General has today announced the establishment of a High-level Panel on the Teaching Profession and appointed its two Co-Chairs.

The new Permanent Representative of Grenada, Ché A. Phillip, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

The new Permanent Observer for the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance to the United Nations, Annika Silvia-Leander, presented her letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Kaha Imnadze of Georgia as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA).

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Joanna Kazana-Wisniowiecki of Poland as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Trinidad and Tobago, with the host Government’s approval. Based in Trinidad and Tobago, Ms. Kazana-Wisniowiecki will be heading the multi-country office coordinating also United Nations development operations in Aruba, Curaçao, Suriname and Sint Maarten. She takes up her post on 5 June.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Marguerite El Helou of Lebanon as Director of the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Cairo.  She assumed her new duties on 1 June 2023.

The new Permanent Observer for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to the United Nations, Kinza Jawara-N’Jai presented her letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.