Born on 16 October 1948 in Germany, Mr Michael von
der Schulenburg holds a master's degree in economics
from the Free University in Berlin. He also studied
at the London School of Economics and the Ecole
Nationale d'Administration in Paris. He is married
and has four children.
Mr. von der Schulenburg, who is the Executive Representative for UNIPSIL, is uniquely suited
to lead the first fully integrated United Nations
peacebuilding mission. He accumulated a wide range of
professional experience covering virtually all aspects
of United Nations activities, from development
assistance to humanitarian aid and managerial reforms,
and from combating illicit drug trafficking to conflict
resolution and political affairs.
His long and distinguished career with the United
Nations includes serving in various challenging
positions and many of the world's trouble spots. In
addition to holding various senior positions at
Headquarters, he served mostly in field assignments.
These include long-term assignments in Haiti, Pakistan,
Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq. He further participated in a
number of important short-term United Nations field
assignments and missions around the world that included
Afghanistan, Syria and Somalia. In his most recent
assignment, he served as Principal Deputy Special
Representative of the Secretary-General for Political
Affairs with the United Nations Assistance Mission in
Iraq (UNAMI).
Over the years, Mr. von der Schulenburg has also made
important contributions to internal strategy discussions
of the United Nations and has written a number of
analytical and policy papers.
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