Musical chairs

U.N. leaders are trying to persuade Edmond Mulet of Guatemala, the U.N.’s assistant secretary general for peacekeeping operations, to stay on as the U.N.’s interim special representative for Haiti. South African Nick "Fink" Haysom, the political director in Ban Ki-moon‘s executive office, has been mentioned as a possible place holder for Mulet in New York. ...

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U.N. leaders are trying to persuade Edmond Mulet of Guatemala, the U.N.'s assistant secretary general for peacekeeping operations, to stay on as the U.N.'s interim special representative for Haiti. South African Nick "Fink" Haysom, the political director in Ban Ki-moon's executive office, has been mentioned as a possible place holder for Mulet in New York. Mulet told a group of senior U.N. officials that he was looking forward to returning to New York. But Ban may prevail upon him to stay in Port-au-Prince.

U.N. leaders are trying to persuade Edmond Mulet of Guatemala, the U.N.’s assistant secretary general for peacekeeping operations, to stay on as the U.N.’s interim special representative for Haiti. South African Nick "Fink" Haysom, the political director in Ban Ki-moon‘s executive office, has been mentioned as a possible place holder for Mulet in New York. Mulet told a group of senior U.N. officials that he was looking forward to returning to New York. But Ban may prevail upon him to stay in Port-au-Prince.

David Harland of New Zealand, the U.N.’s director Europe and Latin America division, is set to replace Anthony Banbury of the United States, another top official in the U.N.’s peacekeeping department, as Mulet’s deputy in Haiti. Kim Bolduc, a Canadian who is serving as the U.N. humanitarian coordinator in Haiti, is also expected to be replaced. Ross Mountain, another New Zealand national, has been mentioned as a possible replacement.

Colum Lynch was a staff writer at Foreign Policy between 2010 and 2022. Twitter: @columlynch

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