Elisa Burchett: Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki to Head U.N. General Assembly

2009-06-10 | Today, the U.N. General Assembly elected by acclamation Dr. Ali Abdussalam Treki as the body's next president.

Dr. Treki will take the post at the opening of the 64th Session, in September 2009. General Assembly presidents are elected on a regional, rotating basis and this year’s selection came from the African Group of States. Dr. Treki, of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Libya's Minister of African Affairs and the African Union's Envoy to Darfur, has a long history in the international arena and has served three terms as Libya's Ambassador to the U.N. Ban Ki-moon welcomed him back, referring to his extensive knowledge of the United Nations.

UN Photo/Jenny Rockett General Assembly President-elect Addresses Assembly Meeting Ali Abdussalam Treki, Minister of the African Union Affairs of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, and President-elect of the sixty-fourth session of the United Nations General Assembly, addresses a meeting of the sixty-third session of the General Assembly. For clarity, please click the photo and then continue ...