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Kofi Annan

Annan heads for Europe for meetings on Iraq, Middle East peace

20 June 2005
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan is leaving New York for Europe tonight to attend an international conference on Iraq and a high-level meeting on efforts to build peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Stephane Dujarric

Secretary-General appoints Stéphane Dujarric as Spokesman

20 June 2005
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appointed Stéphane Dujarric de la Rivière, of France, to be his next spokesman, succeeding Fred Eckhard, who retires at the end of the month.
Kofi Annan

Annan to chair UN board meeting next week in Geneva, donors' session in Oslo

1 April 2005
Secretary-General Kofi Annan will travel early next week to Switzerland and Norway to address or chair several meetings in Geneva and attend a donors' conference in Oslo in support of rehabilitation in southern Sudan, where a peace accord in January between the Government and rebels ended Africa's longest-running civil war.

Annan announces retirement of long-time senior advisor Iqbal Riza

22 December 2004
Hailing his "unflinching dedication to the ideals and principles" of the United Nations during a career spanning almost three decades, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today announced the retirement of Iqbal Riza, his Chef de Cabinet, effective next month.
Annan at year-end press conference

Annan sees 'important openings' in 2005 to bring peace to global hotspots

21 December 2004
Seeking to put behind a difficult 12 months of controversy surrounding the United Nations, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today looked ahead towards 2005 as a year of opportunity to bring peace to several hotspots around the world.
Kofi Annan

Annan urges Europeans to play lead role in talks on new collective security structure

17 December 2004
Continuing a campaign to promote support for a new global security structure, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged European countries meeting in Brussels to use their experience in building an economic and political union to play a leading role in developing a collective model for meeting future threats to peace.
Fred Eckhard

UN welcomes support of United States for Secretary-General

10 December 2004
One day after the United States Ambassador to the United Nations John Danforth gave his full backing to Secretary-General Kofi Annan - who had heard calls for his resignation from certain quarters in that country - a UN spokesman hailed the support.
Amb. John Danforth

US endorses Annan's work and refutes push for his resignation

9 December 2004
The United States Government gave unambiguous support today to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan after several days of attacks on him by a US senator and sections of the US news media over the UN's supervision of the Iraq Oil-for-Food programme.

Annan cuts short Africa trip to focus on Iraq at UN Headquarters in New York

25 November 2004
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today left Africa a day ahead of schedule to return to United Nations Headquarters and deal with the situation in Iraq.
Kofi Annan with US Secretary of State Colin Powell (file photo)

Annan thanks Powell for 'close and productive' relationship

15 November 2004
Following the resignation announcement by US Secretary of State Colin Powell, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today praised Mr. Powell's "wise counsel and objective approach" and wished him well in his future endeavours.