Patrick Hayford is Director of the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa. He also served as Director for African Affairs at the Executive Office of the Secretary-General (1999-2005), a member of the Commonwealth Observer Mission for South Africa's Second Multiparty Elections (1999) and Ambassador of Ghana to South Africa (1997-1999).
A Special Partnership With the UN: An African Perspective
Even before formally assuming office, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon had already made it very clear, in a series of public statements, that Africa would be among his highest priorities.