Former Foreign Affairs Minister, Hanna Tetteh officially assumed office as the new Director-General of the UN Office at Nairobi, Kenya on Tuesday, 2 October 2018.

Ms Tetteh succeeds Ms Sahle-Work Zewde, who has been appointed as Special Representative to the African Union (AU) and Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU).

Ms Tetteh served in the cabinet of the Government of Ghana under the Mahama-led administration as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Trade and Industry.

She is a practising lawyer and holds a Bachelor of Laws(LLB) from the University of Ghana.