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Headline Diego Cordovez, Under-Secretary General for Special Political Affairs

Caption Description Mr. Diego Cordovez was appointed Under-Secretary General for Special Political Affairs on 1 August 1981. Mr. Cordovez was born in Quito, Ecuador on 3 November 1935. He was admitted to the Bar in 1962. Mr. Cordovez joined the United Nations in 1963 as a member of the team which, under the direction of Raul Prebisch, organized the first Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). He subsequently served as Special Assistant to the Secretary-General of UNCTAD, Senior Officer in the Offices of the Secretary-General and Director of the Economic and Social Council Secretariat. He was appointed Assistant Secretary-General for Economic and Social Matters in 1978. Throughout his career in the United Nations Mr. Cordovez has been given a number of political assignments. In 1965, he served as Political Affairs Officer in a mission dispatched by the Security Council to the Dominican Republic. In 1971, Mr. Cordovez travelled to Pakistan and to Bangladesh on special assignments. He was the senior UN official accompanying the commission of enquiry that went to Iran during the hostage crisis. Mr. Cordovez was the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in connection with a dispute between Malta and Libya over the delimitation of their continental shelf, which was resolved when the two Governments agreed to refer the matter to the International Court of Justice. From the beginning of the Iran/Iraq war, he has been involved in efforts to secure a peaceful settlement of the conflict. He was appointed Personal Representative of the Secretary-General on the situation relating to Afghanistan in February 1982.

Unique Identifier UN7572204

NICA ID 271158

Production Date 03/21/1984 8:39:29 PM

City/Location New York

Country United States of America

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