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Javier Perez de Cuellar, Secretary-General of the United Nations, holding a press conference at United Nations.

The General Assembly this morning appointed by acclamation Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations for a five-year term beginning 1 January 1982. The appointment, coming minutes after the Assembly meeting opened, followed a Security Council recommendation made 11 December. Assembly President Ismat T. Kittani (Iraq) administered the oath of office to Mr. Pérez de Cuéllar, whose term will run to 31 December 1986. A lawyer and career diplomat, the Secretary-General-designate served most recently as Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim’s Personal Representative on the situation in Afghanistan and as UN Under-Secretary-General for Special Political Affairs.
Secretary-General-designate Javier Pérez de Cuéllar addressing the General Assembly from the rostrum after taking the oath of office this morning. Seated on the podium behind him are, from Ieft, Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim, General Assembly President Ismat T. Kittani (Iraq), and Under-Secretary-General for Political and General Assembly Affairs William B. Buffum.

The Security Council today requested Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar to visit Iran and Iraq in an effort to implement Security Council resolution 598 (1987) of 20 July.
Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar announcing his readiness to go to Iran and Iraq at the request of the Security Council. The Secretary-General said that he would leave towards the end of next week.

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Headline Secretary-General Holds Geneva Press Conference

Caption Description A general view of Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar meeting with Geneva press corps at Palais des Nations before flying to Vienna, where he will have meetings with high Austrian Government figures and United Nations officials at the Vienna International Centre. The Secretary-General has been visiting here for several days on a variety of official business which included an address to the International Law Commission and the opening of the second 1983 regular session of the Economic and Social Council.

Unique Identifier UN712351

NICA ID 578

Production Date 07/07/1983 12:00:00 AM

City/Location Geneva

Country Switzerland

Credit UN Photo

File size 3.63 MB