Dhanapala for UN SG
[December 6, 2004 - 9.00 GMT] 

Peace Secretariat Chief Jayantha Dhanapala is Sri Lanka’s nominee for the top UN post of Secretary-General. The announcement was made by Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar in Parliament on Friday.  Kadirgamar said in accordance with established diplomatic conventions the Asian region will seek to fill the post of Secretary-General.  The post falls vacant at the end of December 2006.

Dhanapala will continue in his roles as Secretary-General of the Peace Secretariat and as Senior Adviser to the President.

Jayantha Dhanapala was the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament from 1998 to 2003. He served for several years in the Sri Lanka Foreign Service and was Ambassador in Geneva and in Washington D.C.

In February 1998 UN Secretary General Kofi Annan appointed Dhanapala as a Commissioner in the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) and the Head of the Special Group visiting the Presidential sites in Iraq.

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Last Updated Date: December 06, 2004 - 9:00 GMT