The President of the General Assembly is committed to upholding full respect for balanced gender and geographical representation in the Office, with the aim of securing equal opportunities for women and men from all regional groups and bearing in mind the need to secure the highest standards of efficiency, competence and integrity.
Office of the President of the General Assembly for the Seventy-Ninth Session
Positions funded by the regular budget | |||
Name | Team/Position | Level | |
1 | Mr. Ivor Fung | Chef de Cabinet | D2 |
2 | Mr. Fabien Nkot | Special Adviser to the President | D2 |
3 | Ms. Blanca Montejo | Deputy Chef de Cabinet | D1 |
4 | Mr. Carl Mercer | Communications, Media, Advocacy & Speechwriting team / Team Leader | P5 |
5 |
Ms. Asha DeSuza
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Sustainable Development / Team Leader | P4 |
6 |
Mr. Ernest Kaah
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Special Assistant to the President | P4 |
7 | Ms. Aude Feltz | Special Assistant to the CdC | P3 |
8 | Ms. Susana Reyes Arreaga | Assistant to the President | G6 |
Pro Bono Positions | |||
Name | Team/Position | Level | |
1 | Anna Karin Enestroem | Special Adviser to the President (Digitalization) | D2 |
Secondments from UN Departments and other entities | |||
Name | Team/Position | Level – Seconded by | |
1 | Ms. Sharon Birch | Spokesperson | P3 – DGC |
2 | Ms. Yuan Chen | Administrative Assistant | G6 – DGACM |
3 | Ms. Marie Resolus | Staff Assistant | G5 – DGACM |
4 | Ms. Nyambura Ngugi | Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs/ Senior Adviser | P4 – UN Women |
DGACM = Department of General Assembly and Conference Management DGC = Department of Global Communications |
Secondments from Member States | |||
Name | Team / Position | Seconded by | |
1 | Ms. Husniyya Mammadova | Special Advisor to the President | Republic of Azerbaijan |
2 | Ms. Sim Mellouh | Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs / Team Leader | Algeria |
3 | Ms. Isabel Avomo Sima | Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs / Senior Adviser | Equatorial Guinea |
4 | Ms. Nguyen Hong Nhat | Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs / Adviser | Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
5 | Mr. Aron Miszlivetz | Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs / Adviser | Hungary |
6 | Mr. Nabil El Eid | Political Affairs, Peace, and Security / Team Leader | Germany |
7 | Ms. Noof Alotaishan | Political Affairs, Peace, and Security / Adviser | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
8 | Ms. Takako Ishizaki | Political Affairs, Peace, and Security / Adviser | Japan |
9 | Mr. Klemen Zumer | Political Affairs, Peace, and Security / Senior Adviser | European Union |
10 |
Mr. Jun Jiang
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Sustainable Development / Senior Adviser | People’s Republic of China |
11 | Mr. Evan Pujonggo | Sustainable Development / Adviser | Republic of Indonesia |
12 |
Ms. Petal Gahlot
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Sustainable Development / Adviser | India |
13 | Mr. Mohammed Al-Ansari | Sustainable Development / Associate Adviser | State of Qatar |
Positions funded by the OPGA Trust Fund | |||
Name | Team/Position | Level | |
1 | Mr. Peter Stone | GA Affairs and UN Reform / Team Leader | P5 |
2 | Mr. Shojiro Nishimura | GA Affairs and UN Reform / Deputy Team Leader | P5 |
3 | Mr. Felix Eboa | GA Affairs and UN Reform / Senior Adviser | P5 |
4 | Ms Coretta Achu | Political Affairs, Peace, and Security / Adviser | P4 |
5 | Ms. Katherine Stephan | Communications, Media, Advocacy & Speechwriting / Speechwriter | P3 |
6 | Ms. Mariam Shaikh | Communications, Media, Advocacy & Speechwriting/ Adviser | P3 |
7 | Ms. Maipelo Phale | Sustainable Development / Adviser | P3 |
8 | Mr. Lawrence Nforninwe | Personal Assistant to the PGA | Level A Individual Contractor |
9 | Mr. Mimrah Ghafoor | Communications, Media, Advocacy & Speechwriting / Speechwriter | Level B Consultant |
10 | Ms. Claire Dowling | Political Affairs, Peace, and Security / Adviser | Level B Consultant |
11 | Ms. Nekwaya Iileka | GA Affairs and Reform / Adviser | Level B Consultant |
12 | Ms. Vanessa Van Dijsseldonk | Sustainable Development / Senior Adviser | Level B Consultant |