Biographical Note
SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ROSEMARY MCCREERY OF IRELAND AS ASSISTANT
SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
The Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Rosemary McCreery of Ireland as Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management.
Ms. McCreery has been serving since 2000 as United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Representative in the Russian Federation and Belarus.� She is also currently serving as Special Adviser to the Executive Director of UNICEF at the Director level.�
Earlier in her career, Ms. McCreery served with the Irish Foreign Service (1975-1979).� Ms. McCreery’s career with UNICEF, which began in 1979, involved assignments at various postings, including as Programme Coordinator, Area and Urban Services and Community Development Programmes, UNICEF Indonesia (1985-1988) and Special Representative, UNICEF Romania (1991-1993).� Her extensive field experience with UNICEF also includes service in Togo and Madagascar.� Ms. McCreery spent four years as Deputy Director of Human Resources, UNICEF New York (1993-1997) and served as Director of the Cambodia Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Phnom Penh (1998-1999).�
Ms. McCreery is a graduate of Trinity College in Dublin where she majored in Modern Languages and Literature (French and Italian).
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