PRESIDENTs OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMeN

 

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN 2009

 

In accordance with the principle of monthly alphabetical rotation, the following are the Presidents of the United Nations Security Council and the Chairmen of the Military Staff Committee for 2009:

Security Council

January	France, Permanent Representative Jean-Maurice Ripert
February	Japan, Permanent Representative Yukio Takasu
March	Libya, Permanent Representative Giadalla A. Ettalhi
April	Mexico, Permanent Representative Claude Heller
May	Russian Federation, Permanent Representative Vitaly Churkin
June	Turkey, Permanent Representative Baki İlkin
July	Uganda, Permanent Representative Francis K. Butagira
August	United Kingdom, Permanent Representative John Sawers
September	United States, Permanent Representative Zalmay Khalilzad
October	Viet Nam, Permanent Representative Le Luong Minh
November	Austria, Permanent Representative Thomas Mayr-Harting
December	Burkina Faso, Permanent Representative Michel Kafando

Military Staff Committee

January	United Kingdom, Major General Peter Gilchrist
February	United States, Vice Admiral James Winnefeld
March	China, Major General Liu Pei
April	France, Brigadier General François Estrate
May	Russian Federation, Vice Admiral Alexey Mezenin
June	United Kingdom, Major General Peter Gilchrist
July	United States, Vice Admiral James Winnefeld
August	China, Major General Liu Pei
September	France, Brigadier General François Estrate
October	Russian Federation, Vice Admiral Alexey Mezenin
November	United Kingdom, Major General Peter Gilchrist
December	United States, Vice Admiral James Winnefeld

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*     This annual press release replaces a release that was issued monthly on the security bodies.

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