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SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS CATHERINE BERTINI OF UNITED STATES

AS NEW UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR MANAGEMENT

The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Catherine Bertini of the United States as the new Under-Secretary-General for Management, succeeding Joseph Connor, effective 1 January 2003.   

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF MALDIVES PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Mohamed Latheef, the new Permanent Representative of the Maldives to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF GERMANY PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Gunter Pleuger, the new Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations, today presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Before his present appointment, Mr. Pleuger had served as State Secretary in the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin since October 1999.

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SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS NEW FORCE COMMANDER FOR UNITED NATIONS

MISSION IN ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has today appointed Major-General Robert Gordon of the United Kingdom as the new Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE).  The Major-General is expected to arrive in the Mission area by late October 2002.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Philip Reuben Arnott Sealy, Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations, today presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Shofry Abdul Ghafor, the new Permanent Representative of Brunei Darussalam to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Philip Reuben Arnott Sealy, Permanent Representative of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations, today presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF TIMOR-LESTE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Jose Luis Guterres, the New Permanent Representative of Timor-Leste to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

Prior to his current appointment, Mr. Guterres was the Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste.