Nominated on 20 September 2006 by Afghanistan. Click here to read the letter of nomination and his CV.
Country: Afghanistan
Areas of Expertise: Development, Anthropology, and Post-Conflict Recovery; Click here for biography
Education:

Bachelor of Arts in political science at American University of Beirut
MA and PhD at Columbia University
leadership training programs at Harvard-INSEAD and Stanford

Current Positions: Chancellor of […]

Nominated on 15 September 2006 by Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Click here to read her statement upon her nomination.
Candidacy withdrawn in a statement on 5 October 2006.
Country: Latvia
Areas of Expertise: Click here for official biography
Past Initiatives/Past Policy Agenda: Worked to establish a Western-style democracy and market economy in Latvia while serving as president
Education: […]

(candidacy reported in the media)
Country : Jordan
Areas of Expertise :
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Current Positions

Permanent representative to the UN (2000-present)

Education

BA in political science from Johns Hopkins University
PhD in history from Cambridge University (Christ’s College).

Past Positions

President of Assembly of States Parties for the International Criminal Court
Deputy permanent representative to the UN (1996-2000)
Political affairs officer with […]

NEW Tharoor’s Responses to Candidate Questionnaire (27 August 2006)

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http://www.shashitharoor.com/index.shtml
(Candidacy withdrawn in a statement on 2 October)
Country: India
Areas of Expertise: peacekeeping, refugees
Current Positions:

Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information,
Head of Department of Public Information (since 2001)
United Nations Coordinator for […]

NEW Dhanapala’s Responses to Candidate Questionnaire (21 August 2006)
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http://www.jayanthadhanapala.info/ehome.html
(Candidacy withdrawn by government of Sri Lanka on 28 September)
Country: Sri Lanka
Areas of Expertise: Disarmament
Current Positions:

Secretary-General of the Secretariat for the Coordinating of the Peace Process in Sri Lanka […]

Surakiart Sathirathai
(official candidate b