Under-Secretary-General for the

Department of Peacekeeping
Operations, Alain Le Roy.
Mr. Le Roy took up his duties formally on 30 June 2008.

Mr. Le Roy brings to the job an extensive experience in

public administration, management and international
affairs, both at the political level and in the field. After
serving in the private sector as a petroleum engineer, he
joined the public service as Sous-préfet, then as
Counsellor at the Cour des comptes (French Audit office).

Mr. Le Roy was appointed as Deputy to the UN Special Coordinator for Sarajevo and
Director of Operations for the restoration of essential public services. He went on
missions for UNDP in Mauritania and was appointed UN Regional Administrator in
Kosovo (West Region).

After having been National Coordinator for the Stability Pact for South-east Europe in
the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was appointed European Union Special
Representative in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. He was
subsequently appointed Assistant Secretary for Economic and Financial Affairs in the
French Ministry for Foreign Affairs, before serving as the French Ambassador to
Madagascar.

Most recently, Mr. Le Roy served as Conseiller Maître à la Cour des comptes and as
Ambassador in charge of the Union for the Mediterranean Initiative.

He holds a degree in Engineering from the Ecole nationale supérieure des Mines de
Paris; and a DEA in Economics from, Paris I and he also has completed the Program
for senior managers in government at the Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy
School of Government.

Born in February 1953, he is married and has one son.