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NEW PERMANENT OBSERVER OF PALESTINE PRESENTS APPOINTMENT LETTER

(Based on information received from the Protocol and Liaison Service.)

The new Permanent Observer of Palestine, Riyad H. Mansour, presented his letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan today.

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YASHAR ALIYEV OF AZERBAIJAN FOURTH COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

Yashar Teymur oglu Aliyev, Azerbaijan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, was elected Chairman of the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) on 13 June.

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SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JAN BEAGLE OF NEW ZEALAND

AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMAN RESOURCES

The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Jan Beagle of New Zealand as Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management.

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SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ANGELA KANE OF GERMANY AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL

FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS

The Secretary-General announced today the appointment of Angela Kane of Germany as Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs.

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SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ABDOULIE JANNEH OF GAMBIA AS NEW

EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR AFRICA

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CYPRUS

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AMINU BASHIR WALI OF NIGERIA SECOND COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

Aminu Bashir Wali, elected Chairman of the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) on 13 June, has served as Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations since June 2004.

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JAN ELIASSON OF SWEDEN PRESIDENT OF SIXTIETH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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JUAN ANTONIO YANEZ-BARÑUEVO OF SPAIN CHAIRMAN OF SIXTH COMMITTEE

Juan Antonio Yañez-Barnuevo, who was elected Chairman of the Sixth Committee (Legal) on 13 June, has been the Permanent Representative of Spain to the United Nations since May 2004.

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FRANCIS BUTAGIRA OF UGANDA THIRD COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

Francis Butagira, the Permanent Representative of Uganda to the United Nations, was elected Chairman of the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) on 13 June.