Biographical Note

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Mohamed El Zarkani of Egypt as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Saudi Arabia, with the host Government’s approval.

On 1 June 2023, the United Nations General Assembly elected Dennis Francis of Trinidad and Tobago as President of its seventy-eighth session, which runs from September 2023 until September 2024.

The new Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, Lok Bahadur Thapa, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

The new Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations, Merete Fjeld Brattested, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Ghada Hatim Eltahir Mudawi of Sudan as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Kuwait, with the host Government’s approval.

The new Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations, Christina Markus Lassen, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

The new Permanent Representative of Latvia to the United Nations, Sanita Pavļuta-Deslandes, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

The new Permanent Representative of Uzbekistan to the United Nations, Ulugbek Lapasov, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

The new Permanent Representative of Botswana to the United Nations, Gladys Mokhawa, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of George Conway of Canada as his new Deputy Special Representative for Somalia with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) and Resident Coordinator in Somalia. Mr. Conway will also serve as the Humanitarian Coordinator.