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Elizabeth Spehar is the Head of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). Prior to this appointment of 30 March 2016 she was the Director of the Policy and Mediation Division with the United Nations Department of Political Affairs.
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Ms. Spehar joined the United Nations Department of Political Affairs in 2007. During this time she has held several key positions including Director of the Europe Division and Director for the Americas and Europe Division. In 2008, she also held the position as Interim Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNFICYP. For more than 12 years, she worked with the Organization of American States where she was a senior official. She is a graduate of Queen’s University in Canada with a Bachelor of Arts. She also holds a master's degree in international affairs from Carleton University and a diploma from the University of Pau in France.