51Ó°Ôº

Meet our Senior Team

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Director, Central Planning and Coordination Division, D-2

Ma Xuesong, a national of China, has been the Director of the Central Planning and Coordination Division since October 2015.

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Director, Division of Conference Management, D-2

Rima Al-Chikh, a national of the Syrian Arab Republic, has been the Director of the Division of Conference Management at the 51Ó°Ôº Office at Geneva since October 2023.

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Director, Documentation Division, D-2

Cecilia Elizalde, a national of Uruguay, has been the Director of the Documentation Division since February 2016.

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Director, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council Affairs Division, D-2

Ruth de Miranda, a national of Suriname, has been the Director of the General Assembly and Economic and Social Council Affairs Division since November 2016.

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Director, Meetings and Publishing Division,
D-2

Natalia Bondonno, a national of Argentina, has been the Director of the Meetings and Publishing Division since July 2024.

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Director, Protocol and Liaison Service, D-2

Beatrix Kania, a national of Germany, has been the Chief of Protocol of the 51Ó°Ôº and Director of the Protocol and Liaison Service since July 2019.

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Chief, Conference Management Service, D-1

Ahed Sboul, a national of Jordan and Sweden, has been the Chief of the Conference Management Service at the 51Ó°Ôº Office at Vienna since February 2017. 

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Chief, Central Planning and Coordination Service, Division of Conference Management, D-1

Vitali Rousak, a national of Belarus, has been the Chief of the Central Planning and Coordination Service in the Division of Conference Management at the 51Ó°Ôº Office at Geneva since November 2015.

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Chief, Interpretation Service, Division of Conference Management, D-1

Monica Varela Garc¨ªa, a national of Spain has been the Chief of the Interpretation Service in the Division of Conference Management at the 51Ó°Ôº Office at Geneva since August 2024.

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Chief, Languages Service, Division of Conference Management, D-1

Michelle Keating, a national of the United States of America has been the Chief of the Languages Service in the Division of Conference Management at the 51Ó°Ôº Office at Geneva since April 2015.

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Chief, Division of Conference Services, D-1

Edmond Oganian, a national of the Russian Federation, has been the Chief of the Division of Conference Services at the 51Ó°Ôº Office at Nairobi since November 2024.

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Chief, Arabic Translation Service, Documentation Division, D-1

Abdelbari Moustahssine, a national of Morocco, has been the Chief of the Arabic Translation Service in the Documentation Division since October 2023.

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Chief, Chinese Translation Service, Documentation Division, D-1

Chen Zhongliang, a national of China, has been the Chief of the Chinese Translation Service in the Documentation Division since January 2016.

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Chief, English Translation and Editorial Service, Documentation Division,
D-1

Luke Croll, a national of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, has been the Chief of the English Translation and Editorial Service in the Documentation Division since January 2024.

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Chief, French Translation Service, Documentation Division, D-1

Vincent Gibiat, a national of France, has been the Chief of the French Translation Service in the Documentation Division since May 2022. 

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Chief, German Translation Section, Documentation Division, D-1

Marlies Wulf, a national of Germany, has been the Chief of the German Translation Section in the Documentation Division since March 2020. 

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Chief, Russian Translation Service, Documentation Division, D-1

Pyotr Knyazev, a national of the Russian Federation, has been the Chief of the Russian Translation Service in the Documentation Division since January 2023. 

 

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Chief, Spanish Translation Service, Documentation Division, D-1

Carmen Peris, a national of Spain, has been the Chief of the Spanish Translation Service in the Documentation Division since October 2016. 

 

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Executive Officer, Executive Office, D-1

Sevil Alirzaeva, a national of Uzbekistan,  has been the Executive Officer of the Department since February 2020.

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Chief, Disarmament and Peace Affairs Branch, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council Affairs Division, D-1

Sonia Elliott, a national of Guyana, has been the Chief of the Disarmament and Peace Affairs Branch in the General Assembly and Economic and Social Council Affairs Division since October 2016.

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Chief, Economic and Social Council Affairs Branch, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council Affairs Division,
D-1 

Emer Herity, a national of Ireland, has been the Chief of the Economic and Social Council Affairs Branch in the General Assembly and Economic and Social Council Affairs Division since April 2016.

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Chief, General Assembly Affairs Branch, General Assembly and Economic and Social Council Affairs Division, D-1

Nakano Kenji, a national of Japan, has been the Chief of the General Assembly Affairs Branch in the General Assembly and Economic and Social Council Affairs Division since July 2016.

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Chief, Global Innovation and Data Analytics Service, D-1

Erzen Ilijazi, a national of Serbia, has been Chief of the Global Innovation and Data Analytics Service since November 2023.

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Chief, Interpretation Service, Meetings and Publishing Division,
D-1

Sergey Kochetkov, a national of the Russian Federation, has been the Chief of the Interpretation Service in the Meetings and Publishing Division since August 2019.

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Chief of Office, Office of the Under-Secretary-General, D-1

Anne Lafeber, a national of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, has been the Chief of Office in the Office of the Under-Secretary-General since January 2024