ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, Nov 13, 2008 - Foreign Affairs Minister Peter David has denied reports that the government of Prime Minister Tillman Thomas has appointed Mr. Georges Cohen as the new Permanent Representative of Grenada to the United Nations.
Mr. Cohen was appointed on January 15, 2007 as an Honorary Representative to the Geneva-based UN Office but only recently presented his credentials.
"We are in the process of reviewing all appointments. So far UN, Geneva and UK have been done and others will be by the end of the year," Minister David said. "In the cases where recalls will be done replacements will have to be found. Other recalls have not been done, pending performance reviews''.
In relation to UN Agencies, such as the Geneva-based office, it is an honorary unpaid job. The representative at the agency in Geneva performs representation and liaison functions with the permanent mission in New York, as well as the host Government, and other Governments, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations, research and academic institutions at Geneva as well as other organisations of the United Nations common system at Geneva.
In the case of the Permanent Representative of Grenada to the United Nations in New York, Mr. Angus Friday has been recalled and a new ambassador will be announced shortly. Mr. Michael Mitchell is the charge d'affaires in the meantime.
The Grenada government is also soon expected to announce the name of a new fulltime ambassador who will be accredited to Geneva.
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