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Spanish envoy to US appointed head of Security Council anti-terror directorate

14 May 2004 – United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has informed the Security Council of his intention to name the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, Javier Ruperez, as the head of the restructured Counter-terrorism Committee (CTC).

Mr. Ruperez's appointment as Executive Director of the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate would be at the level of Assistant Secretary-General.

In March the Council adopted resolution 1535 restructuring the CTC and asking the Secretary-General to make the appointment. The Executive Directorate was established as a special political mission for an initial period ending 31 December 2007, subject to a comprehensive review by the Council by the end of 2005.

The appointment becomes formal when the Security Council responds with an official reply.

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