New ambassadors from Uruguay, Bahamas and Niger

H.E. Mr Santiago Wins, Uruguay

Uruguay's newly appointed Ambassador Mr Santiago Wins has served in the foreign service since 1997, working mainly with multilateral issues such as peace and security, disarmament, and the environment. In recent years he has held the following posts:

• 2015 Head of the Minister's Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Montevideo
• 2014 Chief of Office of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Montevideo
• 2013 Deputy National Coordinator for Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Montevideo

H.E. Mr Eldred Edison Bethel, Bahamas

The Bahamas' newly appointed Ambassador Mr Eldred Edison Bethel, based in London, was born in 1940 and has an extensive background in the media sector. In recent years he has held the following posts:

• 2014–2015 Ambassador of the Bahamas to the United Kingdom
• 2011–2014 News anchor and producer at New Providence radio station, Bahamas
• 2002–2007 Consul-General of the Bahamas in New York

H.E. Mr Amadou Tcheko, Niger

Niger's newly appointed Ambassador Mr Amadou Tcheko, based in Copenhagen, was born in 1959 and has served at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 1985. He has studied law and international relations in Lomé, Paris and Geneva. Ambassador Tcheko has also spent time in Geneva at the Institute of International Studies (HEI) and has served with Niger's UNESCO delegation in Paris. Most recently he has held the following posts:

• 2014– Ambassador to Denmark
• 2011–2014 Director General, Legal and Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Niamey
• 2009–2011 Head of the institutional component of the Programme for Support to Civil Society at the Ministry of Planning and Land-use Planning in Niamey
• 2008–2009 Analyst at the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Niamey