Durrant
THE United Nations information office announced Friday that Secretary-General Kofi Annan has decided to appoint Ambassador Patricia Durrant of Jamaica as UN Ombudsman, an appointment that is made at the Assistant Secretary-General level.
Ambassador Durrant has served most recently as Jamaica's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, a post she has filled since 1995.
She has been working as a diplomat since 1971 and, prior to assuming her current post, she was Director-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade from 1992 to 1995.
Asked to explain several recent appointments of ambassadors serving at the United Nations as senior UN officials, the Spokesman said it is advantageous for appointees to come in with a knowledge of the system.
The Secretary-General is happy with the performance of his appointees, and believes he has a rich pool to tap among the ambassadors serving at the United Nations.
