Identifier
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10UNVIEVIENNA38
2010-02-05 14:33:00
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UNVIE
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JONATHON LUCAS APPOINTED AS SECRETARY OF INTERNATIONAL
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UNCLAS UNVIE VIENNA 000038
SIPDIS
ONDCP WASHINGTON DC for Rich Baum
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SNAR APER UN XA
SUBJECT: JONATHON LUCAS APPOINTED AS SECRETARY OF INTERNATIONAL
NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD
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SUMMARY
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UNCLAS UNVIE VIENNA 000038
SIPDIS
ONDCP WASHINGTON DC for Rich Baum
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SNAR APER UN XA
SUBJECT: JONATHON LUCAS APPOINTED AS SECRETARY OF INTERNATIONAL
NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD
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SUMMARY
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1. International Narcotics Control Board President Sevil Atasoy
announced the appointment of Jonathan Lucas (Seychelles) as
Secretary of the INCB and Chief of the INCB Secretariat on February
3. Lucas succeeds Koli Kouame (Ctte d'Ivoire) who retired from the
organization on January 31. Prior to his appointment as Secretary of
INCB, Lucas served as the Regional Representative of the United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Pretoria. He is
expected to take up his new assignment in Vienna on March 22. END
SUMMARY
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BACKGROUND
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2. Lucas has been an "international diplomat" his entire
professional career. Following work early on in his career as a
Consultant with the International Labour Organization (ILO) in
Switzerland, Lucas joined the United Nations in 1984 as Associate
Social Affairs Officer. He continued serving in various capacities,
including Legal and First Officer for the policy-making organs of
the United Nations International Drug Control Programme, and Senior
Programme Management Officer in the Office of the Executive
Director/Director-General of the then Office on Drug Control and
Crime Prevention/United Nations Office at Vienna. More recently he
has served as Secretary of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, and
Secretary of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal
Justice. Lucas holds a Master's degree in Political Science from
Acadia University, Canada, and a Ph.D. degree in International
Law/Economics from the Graduate Institute for International Studies
(IUHEI),Geneva, Switzerland.
3. INCB Secretariat interlocutors, as well as retired U.S.
Ambassador Melvin Levitsky (who serves in his personal capacity on
the INCB),speak highly of Lucas and are optimistic that he will be
a valuable addition to the INCB. UNVIE will continue to work
closely with the INCB Secretariat, and will endeavor to cultivate a
similarly close and constructive relationship that we enjoyed with
former Secretary Kouame. Lucas will have big footsteps to fill, as
Kouame proved to be a good custodian of the INCB, advancing the
prominence of the Board, while also protecting its integrity. We
would not be surprised if Kouame returns soon to the international
drug policy arena, perhaps even seeking a seat on the INCB itself
during next year's elections.
DAVIES
SIPDIS
ONDCP WASHINGTON DC for Rich Baum
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: SNAR APER UN XA
SUBJECT: JONATHON LUCAS APPOINTED AS SECRETARY OF INTERNATIONAL
NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD
--------------
SUMMARY
--------------
1. International Narcotics Control Board President Sevil Atasoy
announced the appointment of Jonathan Lucas (Seychelles) as
Secretary of the INCB and Chief of the INCB Secretariat on February
3. Lucas succeeds Koli Kouame (Ctte d'Ivoire) who retired from the
organization on January 31. Prior to his appointment as Secretary of
INCB, Lucas served as the Regional Representative of the United
Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Pretoria. He is
expected to take up his new assignment in Vienna on March 22. END
SUMMARY
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BACKGROUND
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2. Lucas has been an "international diplomat" his entire
professional career. Following work early on in his career as a
Consultant with the International Labour Organization (ILO) in
Switzerland, Lucas joined the United Nations in 1984 as Associate
Social Affairs Officer. He continued serving in various capacities,
including Legal and First Officer for the policy-making organs of
the United Nations International Drug Control Programme, and Senior
Programme Management Officer in the Office of the Executive
Director/Director-General of the then Office on Drug Control and
Crime Prevention/United Nations Office at Vienna. More recently he
has served as Secretary of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, and
Secretary of the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal
Justice. Lucas holds a Master's degree in Political Science from
Acadia University, Canada, and a Ph.D. degree in International
Law/Economics from the Graduate Institute for International Studies
(IUHEI),Geneva, Switzerland.
3. INCB Secretariat interlocutors, as well as retired U.S.
Ambassador Melvin Levitsky (who serves in his personal capacity on
the INCB),speak highly of Lucas and are optimistic that he will be
a valuable addition to the INCB. UNVIE will continue to work
closely with the INCB Secretariat, and will endeavor to cultivate a
similarly close and constructive relationship that we enjoyed with
former Secretary Kouame. Lucas will have big footsteps to fill, as
Kouame proved to be a good custodian of the INCB, advancing the
prominence of the Board, while also protecting its integrity. We
would not be surprised if Kouame returns soon to the international
drug policy arena, perhaps even seeking a seat on the INCB itself
during next year's elections.
DAVIES