- Alan Doss
Alan Doss (born on January 7, 1945) currently serves as
United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for theDemocratic Republic of the Congo . He was appointed to the position byUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon .Doss has served the United Nations on a variety of capacities. His earlier work within the Organization include assignments in
China ,Kenya ,Niger , Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) andBenin .Later on, he acted as United Nations Resident Coordinator and UNDP Regional Representative in
Bangkok . In the meantime, he was Director of theUnited Nations Border Relief Operation , in charge of United Nations assistance to displaced Cambodians on the Thai-Cambodia border.In addition, he also served as Director of the
United Nations Development Group (UNDG). Before working for the UNDG, he was Director of the UNDP European Office inGeneva , in charge of strengthening the UNDP’s outreach and liaison work inWestern Europe .His recent appointments include as Principal Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General for
Côte d'Ivoire in June 2004. Previously, he was the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General forSierra Leone , while concurrently serving as United Nations Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative.Doss graduated from the
London School of Economics .External Links
[http://www.monuc.org UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo]
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