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Ban appoints UN officials as Chef de Cabinet and Deputy Chef de Cabinet ad interim

28 Nov 2015, 08:42 am Print

Ban appoints UN officials as Chef de Cabinet and Deputy Chef de Cabinet ad interim
New York, Nov 28 (Just Earth News/IBNS): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday announced the appointment of Edmond Mulet of Guatemala as his Chef de Cabinet, and Patrick Carey of Ireland as his Deputy Chef de Cabinet ad interim.

Mulet will succeed the outgoing Chef de Cabinet, Susana Malcorra, to whom Ban reiterated his deepest gratitude for her tireless support, outstanding leadership and admirable dedication and her commitment, integrity and diligence inspired and shaped the UN, leading by example while setting standards at the highest level.

Mulet has been Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations since 2007, with a term from 2010 to 2011 as Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).

Previously, he served as Special Representative and Head of MINUSTAH, from 2006 to 2007, prior to which, he was a diplomat, having been posted as Ambassador to the European Union and the United States.

 
Mulet was also a member of Guatemala’s National Congress for some 12 years, including one term as its President. In addition to his public service, he worked for many years as a journalist and as a legal counsellor in public institutions and the private sector.

Carey is presently Director of Office in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General, a function he has exercised since 2012, and previously he held a series of progressively responsible positions, including as Deputy Executive Secretary of the Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), Deputy Director of Mission Support in the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) and Executive Officer for the Departments of Peacekeeping Operations and Field Support.

He also served in other peacekeeping missions, and before joining the UN Mr. Carey served 14 years as an Officer in the Irish Defence Forces, including two tours of duty with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

UN Photo/Evan Schneider