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| U.S. promoting Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman to head UN Children's Fund |
| 2005-01-17 |
| The Butt-Kissing begins.....if they're smart UNITED NATIONS (AP) - The United States is promoting Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman to replace Carol Bellamy as head of the UN Children's Fund, a post that has traditionally gone to an American, UN diplomats said Tuesday. The choice is up to Secretary General Kofi Annan in consultation with UNICEF's board and no decision has been made, the diplomats said, speaking on condition of anonymity. Since UNICEF was created in December 1946 to help destitute young victims of the Second World War, it has been led by an American and the United States has been the largest donor. But Annan has told diplomats that no country should have a monopoly on top UN posts, and Europeans and others are reported to be interested in the job. No problem, no chair, not the biggest donor. We have other avenues to give thru. Bellamy, 62, a Democrat and former president of the New York City Council, was former president Bill Clinton's choice to head UNICEF. She was appointed executive director in 1995 and reappointed in 1999 to a second five-year term, which ends in April. Traditionally, the heads of UN agencies serve a maximum of two terms. Veneman, 55, a lawyer raised in California's fertile San Joaquin Valley, was the first female U.S. agriculture secretary. She resigned after President George W. Bush was reelected in November, but did not say what she would do next. Bush appointed Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns, a Republican lawyer who grew up on an Iowa dairy farm, to replace Veneman. UNICEF operates in 158 countries, with a staff of over 7,000 to protect the rights of children, promote girls' education, and help youngsters overcome poverty, violence, disease and discrimination. "Tom Payne" of Silent Running almost lost his job over an interview w/a UN or NGO official a couple of years ago. Had to erase all his archives. This official, IIRC, to help children cope in a war-torn/warring area used...PUPPET SHOWS...on how to get along. |
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