New Head for UN Mission in Georgia

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Johan Verbeke as his special representative to Georgia and head of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG), UN spokesperson Michele Montas said on August 1.

Belgian career diplomat Verbeke will replace French diplomat Jean Arnault, who had served in Georgia since 2006.

Verbeke is currently a UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon. He was appointed to that position in April and took up his duties in Lebanon only two months ago.