Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Europe
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Olga Algayerova of Slovakia as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) in 2017.
Ms. Algayerova brings to the position a combination of leadership and diplomatic skills, as well as deep knowledge of the region’s challenges and opportunities and a strong focus on building and nurturing partnerships among key stakeholders with the United Nations. Ms. Algayerova has been Permanent Representative of Slovakia to the International Organizations in Vienna since 2012, she was previously President of the Slovak Millennium Development Goals between 2010 and 2012, as well as State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2010. Prior to her diplomatic career, Ms. Algayerova worked in the private sector as Corporate Export Manager at Zentiva International, from 2004 to 2006. Previously, she was Export Manager for Slovakofarma for seven years, in charge of the export operations.
Born in 1959, she holds a master’s degree in contemporary diplomacy from Malta University, a Master of Business Administration degree from the Open University Business School in the United Kingdom, and an Engineer of Economy diploma from the Bratislava Business School at Slovakia’s University of Economics.