[updated] WFP: 67 candidates for top post
Soon after we informed about the early bird, Josette SHEERAN, entering the races for the post of the World Food Programme (WFP) ED, reports appeared about her rivals.
Canada is promoting the Prime Minister's personal representative for Africa, former ambassador to the UN Robert FOWLER. Another candidate is director of the Swiss agency for development and cooperation Walter FUST.
Interestingly enough, the info about Fust's nomination states:
According to the Swiss daily, there are some 67 (!) candidates to succeed Morris after the American's term ends in April. WFP officials refused to say how many people have applied for the post, citing the confidentiality of the procedure.
Meanwhile, the UN spokesman reports that
... the process to find a successor to the current Executive Director of the World Food Programme is underway. A short list of candidates is expected to be made available soon.
An exicting investigation is being made by Inner City Press on the American candidate and the US controversial position with regard to the top appointments by the outgoing UNSG.
Update: we're adding to the list the name of former Norwegian international development minister (since she is an "ex", only her then-ministerial bio is available, in Norwegian). Hilde Frafjord JOHNSON 's international employment seems to be l'idée fixe of her Government: last year she was nominated and then even short-listed during the selection of UN Development Programme Administrator. The prize at those races was given to Kemal Derviş (who later was truly considered as a best-suitable candidate for the UN top post but – having been approached twice by his country-fellows – refused from partaking in another competition). Whether Johnson is in the short-list this time, we'll see in about a month.
More to come…
2 comments:
a couple of questions about Sheeran:
1. Wasn't she a Moonie for 20 + years? (see a bit down the page on the attached link)
http://www.innercitypress.com/unhq100206.html
2. Isn't WFP the largest humanitarian aid organization in the UN system? Does Sheeran have any experience/background in that field?
3. She was politicised when she was the managing editor of the Washington Post (when the paper was constantly mud-slinging the Clinton-administration) - how will that affect her potential role as head of the WFP? Clinton is presently the UN Special Envoy for Tsunami-recovery.
Correction - That should be Managing Editor of the Washington Times, not Post.
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