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Category: International Appointments

Preeti Sudan former health secretary appointed WHO panellist

September 11, 2020
Preeti Sudan
  • The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) independent panel for pandemic preparedness and response appointed former health secretary Preeti Sudan as one of its 11 panellists from across the world.

India co-sponsors United Nations Security Council Resolution on women peacekeepers

August 31, 2020
Women
  • India has decided to co-sponsor a UN security council resolution that calls for the full, effective, and meaningful participation of women personnel in peacekeeping operations.

Mustapha Adib will be the next PM of Lebanon

August 30, 2020
Mustapha Adib
  • Lebanon’s Ambassador to Germany, Mustapha Adib is set to become Lebanon’s next Prime Minister. The government, led by Hassan Diab, quit this month amid anger over an explosion in the capital Beirut.

TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer steps down

August 27, 2020
Kevin Mayer
  • TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer has announced his resignation from the post, less than three months after his appointment. TikTok’s General Manager in North America, Vanessa Pappas will be taking over as the interim global head of the company.

Keith Rowley Becomes Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago

August 21, 2020
Keith Rowley
  • Keith Christopher Rowley sworn in as Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago for a 2nd consecutive 5-year term.

Dominican Republic appointed Luis Abinader as the new Prime Minister

August 20, 2020
Luis Abinader
  • The Dominican Republic appointed Luis Abinader as the 54th Prime Minister of the country. He succeeds Danilo Medina of Liberation Party

Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita Resigned

August 20, 2020
Ibrahim Boubacar Keita
  • Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita resigned after soldiers seized him from his home as part of a coup following months of mass protests against alleged corruption  in the West African country.

Indian-origin Senator Kamala Devi Harris nominated as the Vice-Presidential

August 13, 2020
Kamala Devi Harris
  • For the US Presidential Elections in 2020, Indian-origin Senator Kamala Devi Harris was nominated as the Vice-Presidential.

Mauritania elected its new PM named Mohamed Ould Bilal

August 11, 2020
Mohamed Ould Bilal
  • Mohamed Ould Bilal has been appointed as the new Prime Minister of Mauritania and the appointment was made by the Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.

Alexander Lukashenko won the Presidential election of Belarus

August 11, 2020
Alexander Lukashenko
  • Alexander Lukashenko won the Presidential election of Belarus for the 6th time with 80.23 per cent of the vote.