Biographical Note

The new Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the United Nations, Marie Chatardová, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Observer for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to the United Nations, Marcos Bonturi, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Fabrizio Hochschild of Chile as his new Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Alessandra Vellucci of Italy as Director of the United Nations Information Service (UNIS) in Geneva, a field office of the Department of Public Information that provides service to the United Nations Office at Geneva and to Switzerland.

The new Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations, Jerry Matthews Matjila, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of Malta to the United Nations, Carmelo Inguanez, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of the Marshall Islands to the United Nations, Amatlain Elizabeth Kabua, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.  She held the same post between 2012 and 2014, when she took a leave of absence.

The new Permanent Representative of Myanmar to the United Nations, Hau Do Suan, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of South Sudan to the United Nations, Akuei Bona Malwal, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, Koro Bessho, presented his credentials to UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson on 22 June.