Secretary-General appoints Ann M. Veneman, United States Secretary of Agriculture, as Executive Director of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).

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M2 PRESSWIRE-19 January 2005-UN: Secretary-General appoints Ann M. Veneman, United States Secretary of Agriculture, as Executive Director of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01182005 Following consultations with the UNICEF Executive Board, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today announced the appointment of Ann M.

Veneman, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, as the new Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Ms. Veneman has outstanding qualifications and numerous accomplishments in the area of agricultural development and food security. Since January 2001, she has been the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, the first woman to hold this post,...