Biographical Note

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

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.

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).

The new Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, Mahmoud Saikal, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma announced today the appointment of Bintou Keita of Guinea as Deputy Joint Special Representative for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).

The new Permanent Representative of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations, Sam Terrence Condor, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma announced today the appointment of Martin Ihoeghian Uhomoibhi of Nigeria as Joint Special Representative for Darfur and Head of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID), with responsibilities including those of African Union-United Nations Joint Chief Mediator.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Waldemar Vrey of South Africa as his Deputy Special Representative (Political and Rule of Law) for the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).

The new Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, Danny Danon, presented his credentials to UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson today.