Biographical Note                                           BIO/3457/Rev.1*

Biographical Note                                            SG/A/876

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CHRISTIAN WENAWESER OF LIECHTENSTEIN CHAIRMAN OF THIRD COMMITTEE

      The Counsellor and Deputy Permanent Representative of Liechtenstein, Christian Wenaweser, was elected Chairman of the Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian and Cultural) on 17 July this year.

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MARCO ANTONIO SUAZO FERNANDEZ OF HONDURAS:  CHAIRMAN OF SECOND COMMITTEE

      Marco Antonio Suazo Fernandez was elected Chairman of the Second Committee (Economic and Financial) of the General Assembly on 17 July. 

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ARPAD PRANDLER OF HUNGARY CHAIRMAN OF SIXTH COMMITTEE

Arpad Prandler (Hungary) was elected Chairman of the Sixth Committee (Legal) by the General Assembly on 17 July.

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GRAHAM MAITLAND OF SOUTH AFRICA:  CHAIRMAN OF FOURTH COMMITTEE

      Counsellor at the Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations, Graham Maitland was elected Chairman of the Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) on 17 July.

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JAN KAVAN, PRESIDENT OF FIFTY-SEVENTH SESSION OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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NEW PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF JAPAN PRESENTS CREDENTIALS

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

Koichi Haraguchi, the new Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations, presented his credentials to Secretary-General Kofi Annan today.