SECRETARY-GENERAL NAMES HIGH-LEVEL PANEL TO STUDY GLOBAL SECURITY THREATS,

AND RECOMMEND NECESSARY CHANGES

Secretary-General Kofi Annan today named Anand Panyarachun, former Prime Minister of Thailand, to chair the High-level Panel on global security threats and reform of the international system, which he had announced in his speech to the General Assembly on 23 September.

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SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS JOSE LUIS MACHINEA OF ARGENTINA EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

OF ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA, CARIBBEAN

The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of José Luis Machinea of Argentina as Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). 

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SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS LIEUTENANT-GENERAL DANIEL OPANDE OF KENYA

AS FORCE COMMANDER OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN LIBERIA

In a letter dated 29 September, the Secretary-General informed the Security Council of his intention to appoint Lieutenant-General Daniel Ishmael Opande of Kenya as Force Commander of the newly established United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL).

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SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MAJOR-GENERAL SAMAILA ILIYA OF NIGERIA AS FORCE

COMMANDER OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

Biographical Note                                            SG/A/840/Rev.1*

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SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ALVARO DE SOTO OF PERU

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR WESTERN SAHARA

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SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS HARRI HOLKERI OF FINLAND

AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR KOSOVO

On 24 July, Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced the appointment of Harri Holkeri of Finland as his Special Representative for Kosovo.

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LIEUTENANT-GENERAL KHAIRUDDIN MAT YUSOF APPOINTED FORCE COMMANDER

OF UNITED NATIONS MISSION OF SUPPORT IN EAST TIMOR

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MAJOR-GENERAL FRANCISZEK GĄGOR APPOINTED FORCE COMMANDER

OF UNITED NATIONS DISENGAGEMENT OBSERVER FORCE

Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced today the appointment of Major-General Franciszek Gągor of Poland as Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), with effect from 13 August 2003.  He will succeed Major-General Bo Wranker.

Biographical Note                                            SG/A/848/Rev.1*