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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.<\/p>\n
The Office currently has 48 team members from 36 countries of which 31 (65%) are women<\/p>\n
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Office of the President of the General Assembly for the Seventy-Eighth Session\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Staff Directory\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Positions funded by the regular budget\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Ms. Asha DeSuza\u00a0<\/span> [1]<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Ms. Maipelo Olga Phale [2]\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n [1] <\/span>Seconded from the Permanent Mission of St Kitts and Nevis from September 2023-February 2024<\/p>\n [2] Funded from the OPGA Trust Fund September-December 2023<\/p>\n Pro Bono Positions\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Secondments from UN Departments and other entities\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Secondments from Member States\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Islamic Republic of Mauritania<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n State of Libya<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Ms. Katri Lohmus<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n Political Affairs, Peace, and Security \/ Senior Adviser<\/p>\n<\/td>\n <\/p>\n Ms. Zsofia Havasi\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n <\/p>\n Ms. Sneha Dubey\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Mr. Jun Jiang\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Positions funded by the OPGA Trust Fund\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n
\n \n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Name<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Team\/Position<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Level<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Amb. Collen Kelapile\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Chef de Cabinet<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n D2<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Mr. Fernando A. Marani (5 September-2 January)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Deputy Chef de Cabinet<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n D2<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Inga Kanchaveli<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Deputy Chef de Cabinet<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n P5<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Mr. Carl Mercer<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Communications, Media, Advocacy & Speechwriting team \/ Team Leader<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n P5<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \n Sustainable Development & Financing for Development \/ Team Leader<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n P4<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \n Budget and Administration, UN Reform, GA Affairs \/ Adviser to CdC\/CSO & Major Stakeholders Engagement<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n P3<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 7<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Mariam Shaikh<\/span> [2]\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Communications, Media, Advocacy & Speechwriting Team \/ Adviser<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n P3<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Yuan Cheng\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Administrative Assistant<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n G5<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n\n
\n \n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Name<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Team\/Position<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Level<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Amb. Keisha McGuire<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Special Adviser to the President (Gender Equality and Women\u2019s Empowerment)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n D2<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n\n
\n \n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Name<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Team\/Position<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Level – Seconded by<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Monica Grayley\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Spokesperson<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n P4 –<\/span> DGC<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Mr. Richard Arnold<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Administrative Assistant<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n G6 – DGACM<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Tara Khan\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Administrative Assistant<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n G5 – DGACM<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n DGACM = Department of General Assembly and Conference Management\u00a0\u00a0 DGC = Department of Global Communications<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n\n
\n \n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Name<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Team \/ Position<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Seconded by<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Husniyya Mammadova\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Special Advisor to the PGA (<\/span>Summit of the Future<\/span><\/i>)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Republic of Azerbaijan<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Devita Abraham<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Special Adviser to the PGA<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Republic of Trinidad and Tobago<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Mr. Ralph Kader<\/td>\n Special Adviser to the PGA (Resource mobilization) <\/span><\/td>\n \n \n 4<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Madiusca Batista<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Political Affairs, Peace, and Security \/ Adviser<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Dominican Republic<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Mr. Dia Agmed A. Abubaker AlHutmany\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Political Affairs, Peace, and Security \/ Adviser<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \n \n 6<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \n \n Estonia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 7<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \n Budget and Administration, UN Reform, GA Affairs \/Adviser<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Hungary \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Mr. Hassan Adam\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Budget and Administration, UN Reform, GA Affairs \/ <\/span>Senior Adviser, Special Assistant to the PGA\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Republic of Maldives<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 9<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Mr. Naci Yildiz\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Budget and Administration, UN Reform, GA Affairs \/ <\/span>Adviser<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Republic of T\u00fcrkiye<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 10<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Dijana Delaye<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Sustainable Development & Financing for Development \/ Deputy Team Leader<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Republic of Croatia<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 11<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \n Sustainable Development & Financing for Development \/ Senior Adviser<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n India<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 12<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Vanessa Tamara Van Dijsseldonk\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Sustainable Development & Financing for Development \/ Senior Adviser\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Kingdom of Netherlands<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 13<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n \n Sustainable Development & Financing for Development \/ Adviser\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n People\u2019s Republic of China<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 14<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Mr. Bramantya Dwiputra Widodo\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Sustainable Development & Financing for Development \/ Adviser\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Republic of Indonesia<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 15<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Mr. Waleed Almotaery\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Sustainable Development & Financing for Development \/ Adviser\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Saudi Arabia<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 16<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Nekwaya Iileka<\/span><\/td>\n Sustainable Development & Financing for Development \/ Adviser<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Republic of Namibia<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 17<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Sim Mellouh\u00a0 <\/span><\/td>\n Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs \/Senior Adviser<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Algeria<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 18<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Isabel Avomo Sima<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs \/ Adviser<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Equatorial Guinea<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 19<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Nguyen Hong Nhat<\/td>\n Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs \/ Adviser<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Socialist Republic of Vietnam<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 20<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Pornrawe Poenateetai\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs \/ Adviser<\/td>\n Thailand<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 21<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Asma Ibrahim Abdullah Al-Muhannadi <\/span><\/td>\n Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs \/ Adviser <\/span><\/td>\n State of Qatar\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 22<\/span><\/td>\n Mr. Felix Brombach\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Communications, Media, Advocacy & Speechwriting \/ Adviser\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n
Germany\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n
\n \n \n \u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Name<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Team\/Position<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Level<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Mr. Peter Stone<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Budget and Administration, UN Reform, GA Affairs \/ Head of Administration, Team Leader\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n P5<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. \u00c9va Sch\u00e4fer<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs \/ Team Leader<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n P5<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Mr. Shojiro Nishimura\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Budget and Administration, UN Reform, GA Affairs \/ Deputy Team Leader\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n P5<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Katherine Stephan\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Communications, Media, Advocacy & Speechwriting \/ Speechwriter<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n P3<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 5<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Mr. Kevin Hunter (September-January)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Administrative Assistant<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n G5<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 6<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Carolina Popovici<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Political Affairs, Peace, and Security \/ Senior Adviser\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Level C Consultant<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 7<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Mr. Steven Philip (to April 2024)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Communications, Media, Advocacy & Speechwriting \/ Senior Adviser<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Level B Consultant<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 8<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Elizabeth de Jonge<\/span><\/td>\n Communications, Media, Advocacy & Speechwriting \/Adviser<\/span><\/td>\n Level B Consultant\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 9<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Iseult McNulty\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Communications, Media, Advocacy & Speechwriting \/ Speechwriter<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Level B Consultant<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 10<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Mr. Mimrah Ghafoor<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Communications, Media, Advocacy & Speechwriting \/ Speechwriter<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Level B Consultant<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 11<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Mr. Shane Dowling<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Political Affairs, Peace, and Security \/ Deputy Team Leader<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Level B Consultant<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 12<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Carolina Nazzaro<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Communications, Media, Advocacy & Speechwriting \/ Adviser<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Level A Individual Contractor<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 13<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Ms. Serena Giglio<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Communications, Media, Advocacy & Speechwriting \/ Adviser<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n Level A Individual Contractor<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n \n\n