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Jun 18, 2014 at 7:17am
UN Appoints New Force Commander for the United Nations Mission in South
Sudan
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the appointment
of Lieutenant-General Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam of Ethiopia as the
Force Commander for the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
Lieutenant-General Tesfamariam succeeds Major-General Delali Johnson Sakyi
of Ghana, who completed his assignment on 9 June 2014. The
Secretary-General is grateful for Major-General Sakyi's dedication and
leadership in UNMISS.
Lieutenant-General Tesfamariam brings to the position 35 years of
experience with the Ethiopian National Defence Forces and the United
Nations in conflict-affected areas, including as the Head of the
Peacekeeping Department and Head of the Military Intelligence Department in
the Ethiopian Ministry of National Defence and as Commander of the Army
Corps and the Government of Ethiopia Commissioner for the United Nations
Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea. Most recently, Lieutenant-General
Tesfamariam served as the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United
Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei.
Lieutenant-General Tesfamariam has a master's degree in peace and security
from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
Born in 1960 in Tigray, Ethiopia, he is married and has three children.
UN
Received on Wed Jun 18 2014 - 06:46:11 EDT