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The Mfantsipim School Development Committee has congratulated Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas on his new appointment as the Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA). Dr. Chambas until recently was the African Union � United Nations Joint Special Representative for Dafur and Head of the African Union � United Nations Hybrid Operations in Dafur since 20th December, 2012. From 2010 to 2012, Dr. Chambas was the Secretary � General of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States having also served as President of the ECOWAS from 2006 � 2009 and Executive Secretary from 2002 to 2005. Dr. Chambas, a product of Mfantsipim School is to be the Special Guest of Honour for the 138th annual Speech Day of Mfantsipim to be held on Saturday, 8th November, 2014 under the theme: �Developing A Knowledge � based Economy for Ghana: the Role of Senior High Schools�. Born in 1950, Dr. Chambas holds a bachelor�s degree in Political Science from the University of Ghana. He also has a master�s degree and a Doctor of Philosophy Degree from Cornell University as well as a Law Degree from Case Western Reserve University, both in the United States. As MP for Bimbilla in 1993 -96, Dr. Chambas was also the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament (1993-1994) and later appointed Deputy Foreign Minister, as well as the Chairman of the Appointments and Privileges Committees of Parliament. Between 1991-1996, Dr. Chambas was involved in ECOWAS mediation efforts in Liberia and directly participated in negotiations leading to the agreements ending the Liberian civil war. He was also a member of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group which worked to facilitate a transition to constitutional democratic governance in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and the Gambia.