Dileep Nair is the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services and head of the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services. In that capacity, he oversees investigations of wrong doings related to the United Nations in a range of countries including within the headquarters. The Oil-for-food scandal was initially investigated by Dileep Nair's office before turning it over to the investigating body headed by former United States Federal Reserve Chairman, Paul Volcker. The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... The United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services, or OIOS, is a United Nations organ whose primary purpose is to perform world-wide audit, investigation, inspection, programme monitoring, evaluation and consulting services to the United Nations Secretariat and the rest of the United Nations System[1]. The agency was established... The Federal Reserve System is headquartered in the Eccles Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve System (also the Federal Reserve; informally The Fed) is the central banking system of the United States. ... The Chairman of the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve is the leader of the central bank of the United States and one of the most important players in American economic policies. ... Paul Adolph Volcker (born September 5, 1927), economist, is best-known as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve under United States Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan (from August 1979 to August 1987). ...

Nair completed a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from McGill University in Montreal in 1973. From 1974, he worked in Singapore's Housing and Development Board. And in 1979, he joined the Administrative Service, working in the Ministry of Finance. During his time in the finance ministry, he earned a Master's degree in public administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in the United States. A bachelors degree is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts three or four years. ... The Ford Essex V6 engine Mechanical engineering is the application of physical principles to the creation of useful devices, objects and machines. ... McGill University is a publicly funded, research-intensive, non-denominational, co-educational university located in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... Please visit and contribute to the Montreal Wikiportal See and add to this ongoing discussion about English Names in Montreal {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Concordia Salus (Well-being through harmony) Ville de Montréal, Québec, Canada Location. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Public administration is, broadly speaking, the implementation of policy within a state framework. ... John F. Kennedy School of Government The John F. Kennedy School of Government is a school within Harvard University that offers graduate degrees in public policy and public administration, as well as conducting research in various subjects relating to politics and government. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ...

In 1986, Nair rose to the post of Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Trade and Industry where he was involved in the Uruguay Round of GATT negotiations, as well as with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). From 1989 to 1997, Nair was Singapore's Deputy Secretary at the Ministry of Defence. In 1997, he left the civil service to become the CEO of the Post Office Savings Bank of Singapore; the bank was acquired in 1998 by the Development Bank of Singapore and Nair stayed on as DBS's Managing Director. 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (usually abbreviated GATT) functions as the foundation of the WTO trading system, and remains in force, although the 1995 Agreement contains an updated version of it to replace the original 1947 one. ... The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a political, economic, and cultural organization of countries located in Southeast Asia. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... DBS Bank Branch in Hong Kong. ...

Nair was appointed to a five-year term as United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services on 24 April 2000, succeeding Karl Paschke in that position. In 2000, he wanted to determine the program's vulnerability. Benon Sevan, the head of the United Nation's Oil for Food program for Iraq, and UN deputy secretary general Louise Frechette rejected any such investigation, claiming that it would be too expensive to be worthwhile.[1] The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Karl Theodor Paschke is a former Under Secretary General for the United Nations. ... Benon V. Sevan (born in Nicosia, Cyprus on December 18, 1937 and educated at the prestigious Melkonian Educational Institute) was the head of the United Nationss Oil for Food program, charged with preventing Iraqs government from using the proceeds from oil exports for anything but food, medicine and... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... The Oil-for-Food Programme was established by the United Nations in 1996 to allow Iraq to sell oil on the world market in exchange for food, medicine and the like. ...

In 2004, Nair was investigated for unspecified internal accusations of graft and sexual harassment against female staff; on November 17, 2004, Secretary General Kofi Annan accepted a report clearing Nair of the charges. Annan's acceptance of the report prompted the UN staff union to call a vote of no confidence and withdraw support from Annan. Nair relinquished his post upon expiration of his five year contract and returned to his native Singapore on 23 April 2005. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... In horticulture, a graft is where the tissues of one plant are affixed to the tissues of another; the process is called grafting. ... Sexual harassment is harassment of a sexual nature, typically in the workplace or other setting where raising objections or refusing may have negative consequences. ... November 17 is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Order: 7th Secretary-General Term of office: January 1, 1997–present Predecessor: Boutros Boutros-Ghali Successor: incumbent Born: April 8, 1938 Place of birth: Kumasi, Ghana Kofi Atta Annan (born April 8, 1938) is a Ghanian diplomat and the seventh and current Secretary-General of the United Nations. ... A Motion of No Confidence, also called Motion of Non Confidence is a parliamentary motion traditionally put before a parliament by the opposition in the hope of defeating or embarrassing a government. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

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