General News of Friday, 21 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Ghana’s Martha Pobee has been appointed by the United Nations as Assistant Secretary-General for Africa• Ms. Pobee succeeds Bintou Keita of Guinea• Pobee comes to the job with more than 30 years of experience in international affairs and diplomacy. United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres, has on Friday, May 21 announced the appointment of Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee of Ghana as Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO). The Secretary-General is deeply grateful for her service and contributions as the first Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in DPPA-DPO. Currently, the Chief Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, she was previously Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ghana to the United Nations from 2015 until 2020. She was Acting Director of the Bureaux for Human Resources and Administration (2006) and for Information, Culture and Linguistics (2004 to 2006).

Source: GhanaWeb May 21, 2021 19:07 UTC