NATO Secretary General Jaap de HoopScheffer on Wednesday appointed Fernando Gentilini of Italy as NATO 's senior civilian representative in Afghanistan.
Gentilini replaces Daan Everts of the Netherlands who served as NATO's second senior civilian representative in Afghanistan from August 2006 to December 2007. Following Everts' departure, MauritsR. Jochems of the Netherlands served as acting senior civilian representative.
Gentilini, 46, has a long career in the Italian Foreign Ministry. He served as European Union High Representative's personal representative to Kosovo in 2004 and most recently as deputy diplomatic advisor to the Italian prime minister since August 2006.
The senior civilian representative officially represents the political leadership of NATO in Kabul. He provides a direct channel of communication between the theater, the NATO headquarters in Brussels, and decision-making North Atlantic Council.
He also works closely with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force, the United Nations and other coordinating bodies established by the international community and the Afghan government.
Source:Xinhua
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