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 to the position of Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. At 50 years old, Migiro is recognized as a highly respected leader and outstanding manager, particularly noted for her advocacy for the developing world. She made history as Tanzania's first female foreign minister in January 2006 and becomes only the second woman to hold the Deputy Secretary-General role, a position established by Kofi Annan and first occupied by Louise Frechette.

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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.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070105/ap_on_re_us/un_deputy
 
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It's metaphorical. She's so well educated, she's a veritable university!
 
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