Biographical Note

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Farid Zarif of Afghanistan as his Special Representative for Liberia and Head of the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).

The new Permanent Observer of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean to the United Nations, Qazi Shaukat Fareed, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of Mongolia, Sukhbold Sukhee, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations, Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of Gabon, Baudelaire Ndong Ella, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Paul Ladd of the United Kingdom as Director of the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD).  Mr. Ladd will succeed Sarah Cook of the United Kingdom, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her dedicated service and able leadership of the Institute.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Major General Arthur David Gawn of New Zealand as Head of Mission and Chief of Staff of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO).

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Michael Møller of Denmark as Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Lise Kingo as Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Peter de Clercq of the Netherlands as his Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), where he will also serve as United Nations Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative.