| Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has appointed Pakistani-American Dr Shirin Tahir-Kheli her senior adviser on the United Nations Reform. The appointment was announced by State Department spokesman Richard Boucher in a statement on Saturday. Dr Tahir-Kheli would serve as the secretary of the state's senior adviser and chief interlocutor on the UN Reform. In collaboration with the assistant secretary for international organisations, Dr Tahir-Kheli will report directly to Rice. She will engage the UN secretary general and secretariat on UN reform efforts. She will coordinate within the State Department and interagency community about the US government's position on UN reform. |