Angela Kane
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Angela Kane currently serves as Under-Secretary-General for Management in the United Nations
. She was appointed to the post by United Nations Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon
in May 2008.
Kane has served in many positions during her career at the United Nations. Before being appointed as USG for Management, she was Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, focusing on preventing and resolving conflicts. In this capacity, she was in charge of two regional divisions, decolonization, the question of Palestine, and supported several special political missions in Iraq, Nepal and the Middle East.
She also served as Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management, where she concentrated on the implementation of reform initiatives, integrated global management, the use of information technology tools and the repositioning of the Department as a proactive and efficient service provider.
From 1999 to 2003, she acted as director in the United Nations Department of Political Affairs
.
From 1995 to 1999, Kane was in a managerial position in the Department of Public Information, where she was responsible for United Nations publications. In this capacity, she led the movement of online publishing of UN documents and facilitated the availability of UN web site in all official languages.
Her experiences at the United Nations
also include Principal Officer for Political Affairs in the Office of former Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
and assistant to the Personal Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central American Peace Process with the negotiation to end the conflict in El Salvador
. She has also served in different capacities in several UN missions including United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
(UNMEE), in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Bangkok, Thailand.
Prior to joining the UN Secretariat, she worked for the World Bank
in Washington, D.C. and for the private sector in Europe.
She holds degrees from Bryn Mawr College
and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
. She was appointed to the post by United Nations Secretary-General
United Nations Secretary-General
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat of the United Nations, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The Secretary-General also acts as the de facto spokesperson and leader of the United Nations....
Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon is the eighth and current Secretary-General of the United Nations, after succeeding Kofi Annan in 2007. Before going on to be Secretary-General, Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He entered diplomatic service the year he...
in May 2008.
Kane has served in many positions during her career at the United Nations. Before being appointed as USG for Management, she was Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, focusing on preventing and resolving conflicts. In this capacity, she was in charge of two regional divisions, decolonization, the question of Palestine, and supported several special political missions in Iraq, Nepal and the Middle East.
She also served as Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management, where she concentrated on the implementation of reform initiatives, integrated global management, the use of information technology tools and the repositioning of the Department as a proactive and efficient service provider.
From 1999 to 2003, she acted as director in the United Nations Department of Political Affairs
United Nations Department of Political Affairs
The United Nations Department of Political Affairs is a department of the Secretariat of the United Nations with responsibility for monitoring and assessing global political developments and advising and assisting the United Nations Secretary General and his envoys in the peaceful prevention and...
.
From 1995 to 1999, Kane was in a managerial position in the Department of Public Information, where she was responsible for United Nations publications. In this capacity, she led the movement of online publishing of UN documents and facilitated the availability of UN web site in all official languages.
Her experiences at the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
also include Principal Officer for Political Affairs in the Office of former Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros Boutros-Ghali is an Egyptian politician and diplomat who was the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1992 to December 1996...
and assistant to the Personal Representative of the Secretary-General for the Central American Peace Process with the negotiation to end the conflict in El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
. She has also served in different capacities in several UN missions including United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea
The United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea was established by the United Nations Security Council in July 2000 to monitor a ceasefire in the border war that began in 1998 between Ethiopia and Eritrea....
(UNMEE), in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Bangkok, Thailand.
Prior to joining the UN Secretariat, she worked for the World Bank
World Bank
The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programmes.The World Bank's official goal is the reduction of poverty...
in Washington, D.C. and for the private sector in Europe.
She holds degrees from Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Philadelphia. The name "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill" in Welsh....
and the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.