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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 Presents Prize for UNISPACE 82 Poster Competition

Caption Description Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar (left) looking at the poster by Kenyan artist Geoffrey Kimani Gatu that won the first prize in the poster competition for UNISPACE 82. A cheque for $2,500 representing the prize was received by Ambassador Charles Gatere Maina of Kenya on behalf of the artist. At centre is Professor Yash Pal, Secretary-General of the Second UN Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE 82).

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Production Date 07/02/1982 9:42:16 PM

City/Location New York

Country United States of America

Credit UN Photo/Yutaka Nagata

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