Biographical Note

The Second Committee (Economic and Financial) elected Cheikh Niang (Senegal) as Chair on 4 June 2019.  (See Press Release GA/12149.)

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Tapan Mishra of India as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Mongolia, with the host Government’s approval.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Simon Springett of the United States as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in the Republic of Moldova, with the host Government’s approval.  Mr. Springett will also serve as United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Zia Choudhury of Bangladesh as the UN Resident Coordinator in Botswana, with the host Government’s approval.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Roberto Valent of Italy as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Argentina, with the host Government’s approval.

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Françoise Jacob of France as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Serbia, with the host Government’s approval.

The Sixth Committee (Legal) elected Michal Mlynár (Slovakia) Chair on 4 June.  (See Press Release GA/12149.)

The Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) elected Mohammed Hussein Bahr Aluloom (Iraq) as its Chair on 4 June.  (See Press Release GA/12149.)

On 4 June 2019, the United Nations General Assembly elected Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, Permanent Representative of Nigeria, President of its seventy-fourth session.

Ivan Šimonović, the new Permanent Representative of Croatia to the United Nations, presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres today.