Biographical Note

The new Permanent Representative of Guinea to the United Nations, Mamadi Touré, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Simona-Mirela Miculescu, Permanent Representative of Romania to the United Nations, was elected Chair of the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) on 22 June 2011.

The new Permanent Representative of Mexico to the United Nations, Luis Alfonso de Alba Góngora, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

Abulkalam Abdul Momen, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, was elected Chair of the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) on 22 June 2011.

The new Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations, Guillermo E. Rishchynski, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Hernán Salinas Burgos, Director of Legal Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Chile, was elected Chair of the Sixth Committee (Legal) on 22 June 2011.

The new Permanent Representative of Bahrain to the United Nations, Jamal Fares Alrowaiei, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

Haniff Hussein, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations, was elected Chair of the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) on 22 June 2010.

Nassir Abdulaziz al-Nasser was elected President of the sixty-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly on 22 June 2011. A veteran diplomat, Mr. Al-Nasser has contributed to advancing the multilateral agenda in the realms of peace and security, sustainable development and South-South cooperation over a career spanning nearly four decades.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Hervé Ladsous of France as Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, replacing Alain Le Roy.