BAN APPOINTS BRITISH DIPLOMAT AS NEW UN ENVOY FOR SOMALIA

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BAN APPOINTS BRITISH DIPLOMAT AS NEW UN ENVOY FOR SOMALIANew York, Apr
29 2013 5:00PMSecretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Nicholas
Kay, a diplomat from the United Kingdom, as his new Special
Representative for Somalia, it was
<"http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2013/sga1401.doc.htm">announced
today.

Mr. Kay succeeds Augustine Mahiga of Tanzania, who has served as
Special Representative and head of the UN Political Office for Somalia
(UNPOS) for the last three years and will complete his assignment on 3
June 2013.

In the announcement of the new appointment, the Secretary-General paid
tribute to Mr. Mahiga's "exemplary leadership" in helping to steer the
conclusion of Somalia's eight-year political transition in the summer
of 2012.

"The Secretary-General recalls with deep appreciation the fact that
Mr. Mahiga's contributions had laid the foundation on which the
Federal Government of Somalia, with the help of the international
community, can now further engage on peacebuilding and the
consolidation of security and development initiatives in the country."

Mr. Kay is currently the Africa Director at the UK Foreign and
Commonwealth Office. Prior to this, he served as Ambassador to the
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Sudan from 2007 to 2010 and
2010 to 2012, respectively.

He was also the UK's Regional Coordinator for Southern Afghanistan and
Head of the Provincial Reconstruction Team for Helmand Province from
2006 to 2007. His career also includes diplomatic stints in Spain and
Cuba, as well as 14 years of work as an English teacher in a number of
countries.

As the Secretary-General's Special Representative in Somalia, Mr. Kay
will be responsible for leading UN efforts to assist the country's
leaders and citizens to build peace, political stability and a hopeful
future after decades of conflict.Apr 29 2013 5:00PM
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