02/08/2001
Press Release
SG/A/773

SECRETARY-GENERAL NAMES AMOS NGONGI (CAMEROON) AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE


FOR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO


The Secretary-General has decided to appoint Mr. Amos Namanga Ngongi of Cameroon as his Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo.� Mr. Ngongi currently serves as Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Programme and has had a distinguished career within that organization and in the diplomatic service of his country.� He will succeed Mr. Kamel Morjane of Tunisia as the Secretary-General's Special Representative and will assume his functions by the end of this month.


The Secretary-General expresses his deep appreciation for the tremendous efforts made by Mr. Morjane in bringing peace to Central Africa and wishes him well in his next important assignment.


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