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

 

Sustainable Development / Team Leader P4
6

Mr. Ernest Kaah

 

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

 

Sustainable Development / Senior Adviser People’s Republic of China
11 Mr. Evan Pujonggo Sustainable Development / Adviser Republic of Indonesia
12

Ms. Petal Gahlot

 

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