The United Nations has appointed Tarek Mitri, a former minister in
several Lebanese governments, as the head of the U.N. Support Mission in
Libya. U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon’s spokesperson said Wednesday Mitri would
succeed Ian Martin who will complete his assignment on Oct. 14. Mitri
held several ministerial portfolios in several Lebanese governments
between 2005 and 2011. Most recently, Mitri held the U.N. Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Organization Chair on Dialogue at Saint Joseph
University in Beirut, and served as a Senior Fellow at the Fares Center
for Public Policy and International Affairs of the American University
of Beirut.
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