Biographical Note

The new Permanent Representative of Monaco to the United Nations, Isabelle Picco, presented her credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The new Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, Palitha T.B. Kohona, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The new Permanent Representative of Slovakia to the United Nations, Miloš Koterec, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The new Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the United Nations, Herman Schaper, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The new Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, Gérard Araud, presented his credentials today to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The new Permanent Representative of Paraguay to the United Nations, José Antonio dos Santos, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations, Garen A. Nazarian, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations, Anne Anderson, presented her credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and African Union Chairperson Jean Ping today announced the appointment of Mohamed Yonis of Somalia as Deputy Joint Special Representative for Operations and Management in the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).