Migiro, Tanzania's foreign minister to the No. 2 job at the UN

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Tanzania's Foreign Minister, Asha-Rose Migiro, has been appointed as the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Ban praised her as a highly respected leader and effective manager who advocates for the developing world. Migiro, 50, is notable for being Tanzania's first female foreign minister since January 2006 and will be the second woman to hold the deputy secretary-general position, which was established by former Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
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UNITED NATIONS - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appointed Tanzania's foreign minister to the No. 2 job at the United Nations, calling her a highly respected leader and outstanding manager who has championed the developing world...

Migiro, 50, a lawyer and former university, became Tanzania's first female foreign minister in January 2006. She will be the second woman to be deputy secretary-general, a post created by former Secretary-General
Kofi Annan and first held by former Canadian Defense Minister Louise Frechette.
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