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Nambiar is Annan adviser

The diplomat will have the rank of Under Secretary-General

United Nations: Indian diplomat Vijay Nambiar has been appointed Special Adviser to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan with the rank of Under-Secretary General.

Mr. Nambiar, India's Deputy National Security Adviser, will advise Mr. Annan on a range of matters and will both follow up issues and represent him in the United Nations and elsewhere at a high level, the world body said. At the U.N, Mr. Nambiar would liaise with the Permanent Representatives. He would also be a member of the Policy Committee.

A former Indian Foreign Service officer, Mr. Nambiar was India's Permanent Representative to the world body.

— PTI

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