Two senior UN appointments outlined by Secretary-General Ban
13 May 2008 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the details of two new appointments in senior positions in the world
body in areas ranging from internal management of the Organization to economic development in Latin America and the
Caribbean.
Angela Kane of Germany, currently serving as Assistant Secretary-General in the Department of Political Affairs, becomes
the new Under-Secretary-General for Management, Mr. Ban's spokesperson Michele Montas told reporters.
The experienced UN official has also previously served as Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and
Conference Management and in senior posts in the Department of Political Affairs (DPA) and the Department of Public
Information (DPI). In addition, she has field experience with the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) and has
been posted to Jakarta and Bangkok.
Ms. Kane will replace Alicia Bárcena Ibarra of Mexico, who will move to become the Executive Secretary of the Economic
Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
Ms. Bárcena Ibarra is herself succeeding José Luis Machinea of Argentina, who is retiring from the position of head of
ECLAC, which is based in Santiago, the Chilean capital.
The Mexican national, who has worked often in the sustainable development field, served as deputy chief at ECLAC earlier
in her career and was also Chef de Cabinet to the former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan before taking up her current
post.
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