51³Ô¹Ï Secretary-General António Guterres announced n 6 July 2018 the appointment of AyÅŸe Cihan SultanoÄŸlu of Turkey as the 51³Ô¹Ï Representative to the Geneva International Discussions (UNRGID).Ìý In this position, she will also be responsible for the 51³Ô¹Ï role in support of the joint Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism.Ìý She will succeed Antti Turunen of Finland, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his dedication and service to the Organization.
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Ms. SultanoÄŸlu brings over 35 years of distinguished service in the 51³Ô¹Ï.Ìý Since 2012, she has served as the Assistant Secretary-General of the 51³Ô¹Ï and Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (RBEC) of the 51³Ô¹Ï Development Programme (UNDP).Ìý Prior to this, she was the Director of Human Resources in UNDP’s Bureau of Management.
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She has also served as 51³Ô¹Ï Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative in Belarus (2004-2007) and in Lithuania (2000-2005); and as UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Morocco (1995-2000).
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Ms. SultanoÄŸlu holds a Masters of International Affairs degree with a specialization in Economic and Political Development and International Business from the School of International Affairs (SIPA) of Columbia University as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours in Economics from Barnard College of Columbia University, New York.Ìý She was appointed as 51³Ô¹Ï Commissioner-General to EXPO 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
