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SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS RACHEL N. MAYANJA OF UGANDA AS SPECIAL ADVISER

ON GENDER ISSUES, ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN

The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Rachel N. Mayanja as his Special Adviser on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women.  The appointment is at the Assistant-Secretary-General level.

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MARGARETA WAHLSTRÖM OF SWEDEN

ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMANITARIAN AFFAIRS

The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Margareta Wahlström (Sweden) as Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator.

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SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ROBERT C. ORR AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL

FOR POLICY COORDINATION AND STRATEGIC PLANNING

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MONACO PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Gille Noghes, the new Permanent Representative of Monaco to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ESTONIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Jaak Jõerüüt, the new Permanent Representative of Estonia to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF UNITED STATES PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF VENEZUELA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Fermin Toro Jimenez, the new Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MAURITANIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

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JUAN GABRIEL VALDES APPOINTED SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE

AND HEAD OF UN MISSION IN HAITI

The Secretary-General has decided to appoint Juan Gabriel Valdes of Chile as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).  Ambassador Valdes will take up his position in August 2004.