Annan names Jordan Ryan of US as deputy envoy to Liberia

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed Jordan Ryan of the United States as his Deputy Special Representative for Recovery and Good Governance for Liberia starting next month.

Mr. Ryan, who will also serve as the UN Resident Coordinator and Humanitarian Coordinator in Liberia, works now in Viet Nam as the UN Resident Coordinator. Prior to that appointment, Mr. Ryan served as the Director of the UNDP Office of the Administrator in New York from 1997 to 2001.

Earlier in his career, Mr. Ryan held the positions of UNDP Deputy Resident Representative and Senior Assistant Resident Representative in Viet Nam. He was also the UNDP Assistant Resident Representative in China. Before joining the UN, Mr. Ryan worked as a consultant and as an attorney in New York and California.