KABUL (Pajhwok): UN Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of Roza Otunbayeva of Kyrgyzstan as his new special representative for Afghanistan and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA).
A UN statement said on Saturday.
Ms. Otunbayeva succeeded Deborah Lyons of Canada, to whom the secretary-general expresses his gratitude for her dedicated service.
Ms. Otunbayeva brings to the position over 35 years of professional experience in leadership, diplomacy, civic engagement, and international cooperation.
She served as president of the Kyrgyz Republic (2010-2011) and on three occasions as foreign minister, most recently as . . .
