Jean Arnault
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Jean ArnaultJean Arnault (born in 1951 in France
) currently serves as United Nations Secretary-General
’s Special Representative for Georgia and Head of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). He was appointed to the position by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
in July 2006.
He has gained much experience in working for international organizations, especially in the UN peace operations. In 1991, he was Political Adviser to the Special Representative for Western Sahara and Senior Political Affairs Officer in Namibia and Afghanistan. Between January 1994 and December 1996, he served as Observer and then Mediator in the Guatemala peace negotiations. From 1997 to 2000, he was Special Representative for Guatemala. In the following year, he was appointed Representative of the Secretary-General in Burundi.
From March 2004 to February 2006, he acted as the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, where he was also Deputy since March 2002.
Arnault studied philosophy and graduated from the University of Sorbonne-Paris I. He holds postgraduate diploma in conference interpretation from the Polytechnic of Central London
. In 2001, he was a visiting fellow at the Center for International Studies at Princeton University
, and is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Center on International Cooperation
.
He speaks English, French, Russian and Spanish.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) currently serves as United Nations Secretary-General
United Nations Secretary-General
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat of the United Nations, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General also acts as the de facto spokesperson and leader of the United Nations....
’s Special Representative for Georgia and Head of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). He was appointed to the position by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the UN from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006...
in July 2006.
He has gained much experience in working for international organizations, especially in the UN peace operations. In 1991, he was Political Adviser to the Special Representative for Western Sahara and Senior Political Affairs Officer in Namibia and Afghanistan. Between January 1994 and December 1996, he served as Observer and then Mediator in the Guatemala peace negotiations. From 1997 to 2000, he was Special Representative for Guatemala. In the following year, he was appointed Representative of the Secretary-General in Burundi.
From March 2004 to February 2006, he acted as the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, where he was also Deputy since March 2002.
Arnault studied philosophy and graduated from the University of Sorbonne-Paris I. He holds postgraduate diploma in conference interpretation from the Polytechnic of Central London
University of Westminster
The University of Westminster is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. Its origins go back to the foundation of the Royal Polytechnic Institution in 1838, and it was awarded university status in 1992.The university's headquarters and original campus are based on Regent...
. In 2001, he was a visiting fellow at the Center for International Studies at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, and is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Center on International Cooperation
Center on International Cooperation
The Center on International Cooperation is a foreign policy think tank based at New York University that works to enhance multilateral responses to global problems, including: conflict, humanitarian crises, and recovery; international security challenges, including weapons proliferation and the...
.
He speaks English, French, Russian and Spanish.