AG/RES. 1389 (XXVI-O/96)
EXPRESSION OF APPRECIATION TO MR. BRIAN P. CROWLEY, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF EXTERNAL AUDITORS(Resolution adopted at the eighth plenary session, held on June 7, 1996)
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
CONSIDERING:
That Mr. Brian P. Crowley has served as Chairman of the Board of External Auditors responsible for examining the accounts of the General Secretariat for the last six years;
That, during that period, the Board, under his chairmanship, has provided the General Assembly, the Permanent Council, and the General Secretariat with expert guidance for improving accountability and control regarding the financial management of the Organization;
That Mr. Crowley has demonstrated his strong commitment to the betterment of the Organization in his willingness to meet regularly with members of the Secretariat and delegations to discuss and propose solutions to the Organization's auditing and financial concerns;
That the General Assembly, through its Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Matters, has benefited from Mr. Crowley's frank and useful discussion of auditing, financial, and administrative matters of concern to the Organization; and
That Mr. Crowley's term of office expires on December 31, 1996,
RESOLVES:
To express its deep appreciation to Mr. Crowley for his dedication to advancing auditing, management, and financial reporting within the Organization and for his dynamic leadership of the Board.