SC/8489
2 September 2005

President of United Nations Security Council and Chairman of Military Staff Committee in September

NEW YORK, 1 September (UN Headquarters) -- In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the President of the United Nations Security Council and the Chairman of the Military Staff Committee for September:

Security Council

Lauro L. Baja, Permanent Representative of the Philippines, succeeds Kenzo Oshima, Permanent Representative of Japan, as President of the Security Council.

Military Staff Committee

Rear Admiral Anthony K. Dymock (United Kingdom) succeeds Lieutenant General Nikolay M. Uvarov (Russian Federation) as Chairman of the Military Staff Committee.

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