Annan appoints new Chief of Staff (Xinhua) Updated: 2006-03-04 09:27
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan announced on Friday the appointment of Alicia
Barcena Ibarra of Mexico as the acting Chief of Staff.
The current Chief of Staff Mark Malloch Brown was named by the
Secretary-General to replace Louise Frechette as Deputy Secretary-General. The
appointment of Barcena will take effect upon the departure of Frechette and
Brown's assumption of his now duties.
Since Feb. 1, 2006, Barcena has served as Deputy Chief of Staff to the
secretary-general. She previously served as Deputy Executive Secretary of the
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean.
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