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    July 06, 2011

UN Chief Names New Afghan Mission Official

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   UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attends a news conference in Brasilia,
   Brazil, June 17, 2011 (file photo) Photo: Reuters
   UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attends a news conference in Brasilia,
   Brazil (File Photo - June 17, 2011)

   United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Britain's
   Michael Keating as his new Deputy Special Representative for
   Afghanistan.
   In a statement Wednesday, the U.N. mission in Afghanistan said Keating
   brings extensive experience in managing humanitarian emergencies and
   post-conflict recovery programs in Afghanistan, the Middle East and
   Africa.
   He replaces Robert Watkins of Canada, who has been appointed to be the
   Deputy Special Coordinator for Lebanon.
   Keating was born in Uganda and has spent 15 years working for the
   United Nations.
   He will also serve as the U.N.'s humanitarian coordinator in
   Afghanistan.

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