UN names new UNIKOM commander

Originally published November 11, 1999

United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan yesterday appointed Major General John Vize of Ireland as Force Commander of the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM). The appointment will take effect as of December 1, with Maj. Gen. Vise replacing Major General Esa Tarvainen of Finland, who took over the post in December 1997.

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