Biographical Note

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Jean Ping, have appointed Ibrahim Gambari of Nigeria as Joint African Union-United Nations Special Representative for Darfur, with effect from 1 January 2010.

The new Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations, Peter Wittig, presented his credentials today to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The Secretary-General has appointed Ameerah Haq of Bangladesh as his Special Representative for Timor-Leste and Head of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Corinne Momal-Vanian as the Director of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva.

The new Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations, Gyan Chandra Acharya, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The new Permanent Observer for the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization, Roy S. Lee, today presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

The new Permanent Observer of the African Union to the United Nations, Téte António, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today.

The new Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, Mark Lyall Grant, today presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon.

The new Permanent Representative of Ecuador to the United Nations, Francisco Carrión Mena, presented his credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Kim Bolduc of Canada as his Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), where she will also serve as United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator. She succeeds Joel Boutroue of France. The Secretary-General is grateful to Mr. Boutroue for his dedication and service in Haiti.