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SEVENTEENTH ITEM ON THE AGENDA
Report of the Director-General
First Supplementary Report:
Appointment of Assistant Director-General
1. Article 4.2(b) of the Staff Regulations provides that --
Appointments to vacancies of Deputy Director-General, Assistant Director-General and Treasurer and Financial Comptroller shall be made by the Director-General after consultation with the Officers of the Governing Body.
Article 4.6(b) of the Staff Regulations provides that --
The Deputy Director-General, Assistant Director-General and Treasurer and Financial Comptroller shall be appointed for periods not exceeding five years. The appointments may be renewed indefinitely. No single extension shall exceed five years.
2. Article 1.4(b) of the Staff Regulations provides that Deputy Directors-General, Assistant Directors-General and the Treasurer and Financial Comptroller, on entering upon their duties, shall make and sign the prescribed declaration of loyalty before the Governing Body in public session.
3. After duly consulting the Officers of the Governing Body, the Director-General has appointed Mr. Ibrahim Souss as Assistant Director-General, with effect from 1 January 1998.
4. This decision is communicated to the Governing Body for information. A brief statement concerning the qualifications and previous activities of Mr. Souss are given overleaf.
Geneva, 19 February 1998.
Mr. Ibrahim Souss (Yemen)
Appointed Assistant Director-General responsible for ILO activities in the Arab States with effect from 1 January 1998.
Born in Jerusalem in 1945, of a Palestinian family, and now a national of Yemen, Mr. Souss holds advance degrees in international relations and political science, and is the author of numerous books and articles. He has, inter alia, represented the Palestinian Liberation Organization in UNESCO and in France. Since 1996 he has been teaching as a university professor.