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Alain  Le Roy, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations

On 30 June 2008, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced the appointment of Mr. Alain Le Roy of France as Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations. Mr. Le Roy will replace Mr. Jean-Marie Guéhenno.

The Secretary-General is grateful for Mr. Guéhenno’s dedicated service to the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and for his important contribution to the achievement of its goals. He recalls the strong sense of commitment and professionalism shown consistently by Mr. Guéhenno in the fulfilment of his responsibilities.

As the new Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Alain Le Roy brings to the job an extensive experience in public administration, management and international affairs, both at the political level and in the field. After serving in the private sector as a petroleum engineer, he joined the public service as Sous-préfet, then as Counsellor at the Cour des comptes (French Audit office).

Mr. Le Roy has served as Deputy to the UN Special Coordinator for Sarajevo and Director of Operations for the restoration of essential public services. He went on missions for UNDP in Mauritania and was appointed UN Regional Administrator in Kosovo (West Region).

After having been National Coordinator for the Stability Pact for South-east Europe in the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was appointed European Union Special Representative in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. He was subsequently appointed Assistant Secretary for Economic and Financial Affairs in the French Ministry for Foreign Affairs, before serving as the French Ambassador to Madagascar.

He is currently Conseiller Maître à la Cour des comptes and is serving as Ambassador in charge of the Union for the Mediterranean Initiative since September 2007.

He holds a degree in Engineering from the Ecole nationale supérieure des Mines de Paris, a Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies in Economics from l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, and an Agrégation d'économie et gestion. He has also has completed the programme for senior managers in government at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Born in February 1953, he is married and has one son.