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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SYRIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Fayssal Mekdad, the new Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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PRESIDENT OF FIFTY-EIGHTH SESSION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JULIAN ROBERT HUNTE (SAINT LUCIA)

Julian Robert Hunte (Saint Lucia), President of the fifty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly, is Minister for External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation of Saint Lucia, a Senator and Member of Parliament, a Justice of the Peace and a business executive.

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JARMO SAREVA OF FINLAND CHAIRMAN OF FIRST COMMITTEE

Jarmo Sareva, Deputy Permanent Representative of Finland, was elected as Chairman of the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) on

6 June. 

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HYNEK KMONÍČEK OF CZECH REPUBLIC CHAIRMAN OF FIFTH COMMITTEE

Hynek Kmoníček, the Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic, was elected as Chair of the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) on 6 June this year.

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IFTEKHAR AHMED CHOWDHURY (BANGLADESH) CHAIRMAN OF SECOND COMMITTEE

Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury (Bangladesh) was elected Chairman of the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) on 6 June.

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MARTIN BELINGA-EBOUTOU OF CAMEROON, CHAIRMAN OF THIRD COMMITTEE

Martin Belinga-Eboutou, Permanent Representative of Cameroon, was elected Chairperson of the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) on 6 June.

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ENRIQUE LOEDEL OF URUGUAY FOURTH COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN

Enrique Loedel, Minister Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations, was elected Chairman of the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) on 6 June this year.

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LAURO LIBOON BAJA (PHILIPPINES) CHAIRMAN OF SIXTH (LEGAL) COMMITTEE

            Lauro Liboon Baja Jr. (Philippines) was elected Chairman of the Sixth Committee (Legal) by the General Assembly on 6 June.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF KENYA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Judith Mbula Bahemuka, the new Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations, presented her credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF LUXEMBOURG PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

 

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

The new Permanent Representative of Luxembourg to the United Nations, Jean-Marc Hoscheit, today presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.