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CIA Reading Room 06813849: ANNAN, KOFI

Approved for Release: 2020/07/29 C06813849 (b)(3) (b)(3) Kofi ANNAN (Phonetic: ANen) Secretary General, UN (since January 1997) Addressed as: Mr. Secretary Genera We [at the UN] have the means to pursue our highest aims. Our great challenge is to summon the will of the world. Kofi Annan, June 1997 Since his election, Kofi Annan has moved aggressively to address his mandate to reform the 185-member organization. Annan has drawn heavily upon his strengths as a 34-year UN veteran; a savvy, disarming negotiator; and an organized, progressive manager. He has proved himself an effective collaborator…