Eighty-first session of the UN General Assembly
H.E. Dr. Khalilur Rahman
President of the eighty-first session of the General Assembly

Every position in the Office, its level and how it is funded. The President is committed to balanced gender and geographical representation in the Office. Biographies and photographs are on the Team page.

Funding
8
Regular budget
4
Seconded from the UN system
21
Seconded by Member States
8
OPGA Trust Fund

The Office
41
Colleagues
24 / 17
Women / men
30
Nationalities
5 of 5
Regional groups
61%
On secondment

As at 14 October 2026.

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Levels are United Nations grades. A secondment is a colleague made available to the Office by a Member State, an Observer or another part of the United Nations, which continues to hold the post.

D1, D2Director level.
P3 to P5Professional level, P5 the most senior of the three.
G5, G6General Service level.
ConsultantEngaged on a consultancy contract rather than against a graded post.
DGACMDepartment for General Assembly and Conference Management
DGCDepartment of Global Communications
UN WomenUnited Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women

Positions funded by the regular budget

8 colleagues

Established posts, financed from the United Nations regular budget.

1
Dr. Djibril Diallo
Chef de Cabinet · Senegal
Level D2
2
Mr. Md. Abdul Alim
Deputy Chef de Cabinet · Bangladesh
Level D1
3
Ms. Bokani Sesinyi-Supang
Senior Adviser · Botswana
Countries in Special Needs
Level P5
4
Mr. Carl Mercer
Head Speechwriter · Canada
Speechwriting, Communication and Media
Level P5
5
Mr. Mafizul Islam
Senior Adviser · Bangladesh
Digital Innovation and Artificial Intelligence
Level P4
6
Ms. Thandekile Tshabalala
Senior Adviser · South Africa
Political Affairs, Peace and Security
Level P4
7
Ms. Zaima Rahman
Legal Officer · Bangladesh
Executive Office
Level P3
8
Ms. Claire Ivett Andrade Piro
Executive Assistant · Venezuela
Executive Office
Level G6

Secondments from United Nations departments and other entities

4 colleagues

Released to the Office by a UN department or entity, which continues to carry the post.

1
Ms. Melissa Summers
Spokesperson · United States
Speechwriting, Communication and Media
Level P3
Seconded by DGC
2
Ms. Devikara Prim Devakula
Senior Adviser · Thailand
Reform
Level P4
Seconded by UN Women
3
Ms. Yuan Cheng
Staff Assistant · China
Executive Office
Level G6
Seconded by DGACM
4
Ms. Marie Resolus
Staff Assistant · Haiti
Executive Office
Level G5
Seconded by DGACM

Secondments from Member States and Observers

21 colleagues

Made available by a Member State or Observer, at no cost to the United Nations.

1
Ms. Haya Abdulrahman Al-Thani
Special Adviser
Senior Cabinet
Seconded by Qatar
2
Mr. Nabil El Eid
Special Adviser
Senior Cabinet
Seconded by Germany
3
Mr. Tatsuhiko Furumoto
Senior Adviser
Digital Innovation and Artificial Intelligence
Seconded by Japan
4
Mr. Jingchun Lu
Senior Adviser
Political Affairs, Peace and Security
Seconded by China
5
Ms. Imane Benziane
Senior Adviser
Reform
Seconded by Morocco
6
Mr. Ali Muhammed
Senior Adviser
Sustainable Development and Climate Change
Seconded by Iraq
7
Mr. Zakir Ahmed
Senior Adviser
Sustainable Development and Climate Change
Seconded by Bangladesh
8
Mr. Eustace Theodore Wallace Jr.
Senior Adviser
Sustainable Development and Climate Change
Seconded by Saint Kitts and Nevis
9
Mr. Md Rafiqul Alam Molla
Senior Adviser
Countries in Special Needs
Seconded by Bangladesh
10
Ms. Anne Havn
Senior Adviser
Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
Seconded by Norway
11
Mr. Stanislav Suprunenko
Senior Adviser
Digital Innovation and Artificial Intelligence
Seconded by Russian Federation
12
Ms. Maisa Al-Ruqaishi
Senior Adviser
Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
Seconded by Oman
13
Mr. Andrew Sigley
Senior Adviser
Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
Seconded by United Kingdom
14
Ms. Khairee Shahdila Binti Aman Shah
Senior Adviser
Sustainable Development and Climate Change
Seconded by Malaysia
15
Mr. Daniel Ardiles M. Simanjuntak
Senior Adviser
Reform
Seconded by Indonesia
16
Ms. Carla Maria Carlson Serrano
Senior Adviser
Countries in Special Needs
Seconded by Dominican Republic
17
Ms. Maria del Mar Angaron Bolea
Senior Adviser
Sustainable Development and Climate Change
Seconded by Spain
18
Ms. Takako Ishizaki
Senior Adviser
Political Affairs, Peace and Security
Seconded by Japan
Until 30 September 2026
19
Ms. Eda Sari
Senior Adviser
Political Affairs, Peace and Security
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20
Ms. Ibtihal Masoud Altalhi
Adviser
Political Affairs, Peace and Security
Seconded by Saudi Arabia
21
Mr. Moazzem Hossain
Adviser and Administrative Assistant
Executive Office
Seconded by Bangladesh

Positions funded by the OPGA Trust Fund

8 colleagues

Financed from the Trust Fund in support of the Office, made up of voluntary contributions.

1
Mr. Peter Stone
Senior Adviser · Australia
Executive Office
Level P5
2
Ms. Sharifah Sofia Syed Mokhtar Shah
Special Assistant · Malaysia
Executive Office
Level P4
3
Ms. Katherine Stephan
Speechwriter · United States
Speechwriting, Communication and Media
Level P3
4
Ms. Kereeta Whyte
Senior Adviser · Barbados
Sustainable Development and Climate Change
Level Consultant
5
Ms. Caoimhe O¡¯Dwyer
Adviser · Ireland
Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
Level Consultant
6
Ms. Estefania Acuna Lacarieri
Adviser · Mexico
Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
Level Consultant
7
Ms. Julia Foxen
Communications and Speechwriting Adviser · United States
Speechwriting, Communication and Media
Level Consultant
8
Mr. Emirhan Dalci
Communications Adviser · Germany
Speechwriting, Communication and Media
Level Consultant