UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday announced the appointment of Atul Khare of India as under-secretary-general for Field Support, Department of Field Support (DFS).
Khare will succeed Ameerah Haq of Bangladesh to whom the secretary-general is grateful for her commitment and dedicated service to the Organization, according to Ban's statement. Ban said he is particularly appreciative of Haq's exemplary leadership of DFS.
Most recently, Khare has served as assistant secretary-general leading the Change Management Team (2011-2012) and assistant secretary-general for Peacekeeping Operations and deputy head of the Department from 2010 to 2011.
He was previously special representative of the secretary- general for Timor-Leste and head of the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste at the level of Under-Secretary-General ( 2006-2009), and worked earlier as chief of staff and deputy special representative of the secretary-general with the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor.
DFS provides support in the areas of finance, logistics, information, communication and technology, human resources and general administration to help UN missions promote peace and security.
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