Sandra Honoré

Sandra Honoré serves as the United Nations Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). She was appointed to this position by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 31 May 2013.[1]

Biography

Born in Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago, in 1955, she is married and has one child.[2] After graduating in Modern Languages from Besançon and Bordeaux Universities (France) and obtaining diplomas in international relations from the University of the West Indies (Trinidad and Tobago) and in Conference Interpretation from the Polytechnic of Central London, Honoré served the government of Trinidad and Tobago in many capacities. She was Ambassador to Costa Rica until August 2012, and held a number of positions in the Foreign Service, including Chief of Protocol of the Foreign Ministry in 2007 and Director of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Caribbean Affairs Division in 2005. She was also Special Assistant to the Chief of the OAS Electoral Observation Mission to Haiti from 1995 to 1996.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "UN chief appoints Trinidad career diplomat to head UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti". Article. montrealgazette.com. 31 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Secretary-General appoints Sandra Honore of Trinidad and Tobago as his Special Representative in Haiti". Article. Department of Public Information. 31 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Secretary-General appoints Sandra Honore of Trinidad and Tobago as his Special Representative in Haiti". Article. Department of Public Information. 31 May 2013.
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