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ITU inaugurates new management team
Geneva, 14 January 2011 - ITU today inaugurated its new management
team of five elected officials who will lead the organization over the next four
years.
The team comprises Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun Touré and Deputy
Secretary-General Mr Houlin Zhao, who are both serving second four-year teams
after being re-elected to their posts by ITU’s 2010 Plenipotentiary Conference
in Guadalajara, Mexico.
It also comprises the Directors of ITU’s three Bureaux: Mr Malcolm Johnson,
Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau, Mr François Rancy,
Director of the Radiocommunication Bureau, and Mr Brahima Sanou, Director of the
Telecommunication Development Bureau.
Mr Johnson commences his second term of office, following his re-election at
PP-10. Mr Rancy and Mr Sanou were both newly elected to their posts in
Guadalajara.
Speaking at today’s official inauguration ceremony at ITU headquarters in
Geneva, Dr Touré said: “We are most fortunate in having a new management team
that brings together a healthy mix of continuity and experience on the one hand,
and fresh thinking and new ideas on the other . . . We have a very busy four
years ahead of us. But we also have a very exciting four years ahead, full of
tremendous opportunities and giving each and every one of us the chance to play
our part in making the world a better place through wider use of ICTs.”
The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Minister of Communication and
Information Technology of Mali, Ms Diarra Miriam Flantié Diallo; Mr Robert
Hensler, representing the Republic and Canton of Geneva; top-level
representatives from other UN agencies; ambassadors from national missions based
in Geneva; and other high-level guests, including former ITU Secretary-General
Mr Mohamed Mili (1967-1982). Representatives from ITU staff were also present.
For more information, please contact:
Sarah Parkes
Chief, Media Relations and Public Information
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+41 22 730 6135 |
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+41 79 599 1439 |
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sarah.parkes@itu.int |
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More information, including links to speeches, archived webcast and images
can also be found at:
http://www.itu.int/en/osg/activities/Pages/2011-01-inauguration.aspx
Photos of the event are available at the ITU Flickr site:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/itupictures
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