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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF COLOMBIA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Luis Guillermo Giraldo, the new Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF BAHRAIN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Tawfeeq Ahmed Khalil Almansoor, the new Permanent Representative of Bahrain to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF SURINAME PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Ewald Wensley Limon, the new Permanent Representative of Suriname to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Vsevolod Grigore, the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of Moldova, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

Fernand Poukre-Kono, the new Permanent Representative of the Central African Republic, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ISRAEL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Dan Gillerman, the new Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF ZIMBABWE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Boniface Guwa Chidyausiku, the new Permanent Representative of Zimbabwe to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF FRANCE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Jean-Marc de La Sablière, the new Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, presented his credentials today to Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

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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.