U.S. actor George Clooney, recently appointed U.N. Messenger of
Peace, will visit the U.N. Headquarters on Thursday for the first
time since he was named to the new post by U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon
on Jan. 18, according to a U.N. statement released on
Wednesday.
Accompanied by his parents, Clooney is to meet with Deputy
Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro, who will present him with the
U.N. Messenger of Peace certificate and dove pin, as is the
tradition with all newly-designated messengers.
Clooney will speak to a meeting of troop contributors, during
which Assistant Secretary-General Lute will brief member states on
the joint African Union-U.N. Hybrid operation in Darfur, Sudan, the
U.N. Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad and the U.N.
Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
.
Following that meeting, Clooney will take part in a press
conference to speak on his recent visit to Darfur, Chad and DRC,
where he accompanied Lute on her recent technical mission.
(Xinhua News Agency January 31, 2008)