Biographical Note

The new Permanent Observer for the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources to the United Nations, David Chadwick O’Connor, 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 Michael Keating of the United Kingdom as his new Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomes today’s action by the General Assembly to elect Filippo Grandi of Italy as the next United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Robert Lawrence Skinner of the United States as Director of the United Nations Information Centre in Washington, D.C.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Jamal Benomar of the United Kingdom as his Special Adviser at the level of Under-Secretary-General.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Martin Kobler of Germany as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL).

The new Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, João Vale de Almeida, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Observer of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta to the United Nations, Oscar R. de Rojas, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of Andorra to the United Nations, Elisenda Vives Balmaña, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Tegegnework Gettu of Ethiopia as Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).