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Major General Ingrid Gjerde | The new Commander of UNFICYP
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Major General Ingrid Gjerde, of Norway, is the new Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP).
Speaking at a regular UN media briefing yesterday, the deputy spokesman of the Secretary-General Farhan Haq, said Antonio Guterres announced the appointment of Major General Ingrid Gjerde from Norway as the new UN Secretary-General.
Mr Haq said that the Major General Gjerde has had a distinguished career in the Norwegian Defence Forces, currently serving as Head of Strategic Plans. She is a graduate of the Norwegian Military Academy, the US Army War College and the United States Army Command and Staff College.
Major General Gjerde, he added, succeeds Major General Cheryl Pearce of Australia.
Source (in greek): CNA
* Original Photo Ingrid Gjerde from unficyp.unmissions.org
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