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Col
Jeff Davie with UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan after being
presented with the UN Special Service Medal.
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Photo
by Evan Schneider, UN
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For
bravery in a time of peril
A UN
SPECIAL-service medal has been presented to Col Jeff Davie by UN
Secretary- General Kofi Annan, in recognition of his work as the
Military Adviser to the Special Representative of the Secretary
General in Iraq.
Col Davie has been recognised for his courageous efforts in rescuing
injured UN personnel trapped with the headquarters immediately following
the bombing in Baghdad on Augst 19, 2003.
The award also recognises his support to the Special Envoy of the
Secretary-General, Lakhdar Brahimi, during the negotiations for
the establishment of the Interim Iraqi Government.
As the senior UN military officer in Iraq, Col Davie provided specialist
military and planning advice for activities that fell within the
responsibility of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General.
Col Davie was replaced by Col Neil Thompson as the UN Military Adviser
to the Special Representative of the Secretary- General in Iraq.
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