Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor was appointed by the Secretary-General to lead the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor. During the transition from Indonesian rule to independence the United Nations appointed administrator fulfilled a role, which could be said to correspond in some ways to that of a head of state. The persons who held the post: * Sérgio Vieira de Mello 1999-2002 * Mr. Kamalesh Sharma * Mr. Sukehiro Hasegawa * Mr. Atul Khare * Ms. Ameerah Haq * Mr. Finn Reske-Nielsen, Present SRSG

Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for East Timor was appointed by the Secretary-General to lead the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor. During the transition from Indonesian rule to independence the United Nations appointed administrator fulfilled a role, which could be said to correspond in some ways to that of a head of state. The persons who held the post: * Sérgio Vieira de Mello 1999-2002 * Mr. Kamalesh Sharma * Mr. Sukehiro Hasegawa * Mr. Atul Khare * Ms. Ameerah Haq * Mr. Finn Reske-Nielsen, Present SRSG