UN appoints US citizen as rep in coordination center in Istanbul

The UN announced on July 27 that it had appointed US citizen Frederick J. Kenney as its interim representative to the Joint Coordination Center for the Export of Grain in Istanbul, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General of the UN Farhan Haq said at a briefing, Report informs.

Kenney will be the interim representative, leading the UN efforts and facilitating the efforts of the parties, Haq said.

Kenney currently holds the post of director of Legal and External Affairs at the London‑based International Maritime Organization (IMO). Prior to joining the IMO Secretariat in 2014, Kenney served as the Judge Advocate General and Chief Counsel of the United States Coast Guard, attaining the rank of Rear Admiral.

He also served as the Coast Guard’s Chief of Maritime and International Law and was seconded to the US Department of State in the Office of Oceans Affairs.