Biographical Note

The new Permanent Representative of Barbados to the United Nations, Keith Hamilton Llewellyn Marshall, presented his credentials to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, Amrith Rohan Perera, presented his credentials to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations, Ramlan Bin Ibrahim, presented his credentials to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations, Lourdes Ortiz Yparraguirre, presented her credentials to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Cindy Smith of the United States as Director of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Elliott Harris of Trinidad and Tobago as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Petko Draganov of Bulgaria as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Miroslav Jenča of Slovakia as Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs.

The new Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations, Maleeha Lodhi, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations, Olof Skoog, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.