UNDP Libya is proud to announce the arrival of Mr Brian Gleeson as its Resident Representative.  A lifelong public servant, Mr Gleeson worked with the Australian government for over thirty years, reaching the exalted heights of Deputy Minister.  With a strong background in financial management and human resources, Mr Gleeson decided to join the UN in 1996, as part of Kofi Annan’s management reform team. After a short stint with the World Health Organisation in 1998, he moved to UNDP to work with the incumbent Administrator, Mark Malloch Brown in 1999.
A firm believer in mobility and learning, Mr Gleeson has held four different — and rewarding — posts during his eight years with UNDP.   Over the course of his UN career, Mr Gleeson has worked with over 5000 staffers and visited nearly 80 country offices.   
While this will be his first field posting, Mr Gleeson is excited by the amount of potential that Libya offers in terms of achieving sustainable development.   With a determination to bring “Libyan answers for Libyan questions”, Mr Gleeson is hoping to use his experience to ensure that the UN’s vast capacities will be used to the full in bringing funding and technical expertise into the country.  
So certain that Libya is moving in the right direction, and so honoured to be here, Mr Gleeson has brought his Egyptian wife and five year old son, Jusef, with him to the country.  “I had opportunities to go to other offices, but this is where I want to be, and this is where I want my son to grow up.”