UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced on Friday the appointment of American Barrie Freeman as Deputy Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel.
Ms. Freeman brings with her more than 30 years of experience in the field of international peace and security, says the United Nations press service.
+ Freeman succeeds Burundian Giovanie Biha +
The American has been, since 2021, Deputy Special Representative at the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).
Between 2018 and 2021, Freeman was Deputy Chief and Political Director of the Peacebuilding Support Office in the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs.
The American was also Director of Political Affairs at the United Nations Multinational Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).
Before joining the United Nations, Ms. Freeman held several positions at the National Democratic Institute in Washington and worked at the US Department of State and in several African countries, including West Africa. Ms. Freeman thus succeeds the Burundian Giovanie Biha.
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