SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS NEW DEPUTY SPECIAL
REPRESENTATIVE FOR ETHIOPIA AND ERITREA
The Secretary-General has appointed Angela Kane of Germany as Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE).� The appointment is at the Assistant Secretary-General level.� Ms. Kane will be based in Asmara, Eritrea.� A second Deputy Special Representative, Cheikh-Tidiane Gaye, is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Ms. Kane is currently Director of the Americas and Europe Division, Department of Political Affairs.� She has been working for the United Nations for 25 years in a variety of political and managerial functions.
Before joining the United Nations, Ms. Kane worked for the World Bank in Washington and in private industry in Europe.� Her appointment will become effective on 15 January 2003.
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