page_title: Jacques Paul Klein
section_title: United Nations
hierarchical_section_title: Jacques Paul Klein / Work history / United Nations
caption_attribution_description: English: Mr. Klein and President George W. Bush
context_page_description: Jacques Paul Klein is a retired United States diplomat, who served as head of three United Nations peacekeeping missions: the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia from 17 January 1996 to 1 August 1997, the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 16 July 1999 to the 31 December 2002, and the United Nations Mission in Liberia from 17 July 2003 to 20 July 2005.
context_section_description: In 1996, United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali selected him to serve as Transitional Administrator for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES), with the rank of Undersecretary General. As Chief of Mission, he had overall command and control responsibilities and day-to-day management authority of a multinational force of 5,000 military personnel, 350 international civilian police officers, 100 multi-national military observers, 300 international civil servants and a local national staff of 600. He administered a $370 million budget and, through skillful management, reduced actual expenditures by over $20 million per year. Klein forged a united and effective team including personnel from 28 different countries. They planned and executed the dangerous and complex demobilization of over 17,000 Serb troops, including several criminal paramilitary units, and successfully demilitarized the region, and seized the vital Djeletovci Oil Field controlled by Arkan's paramilitary thugs, known as the Scorpions and returned them to Croatian government control. His mission negotiated a comprehensive structure of minority rights and guarantees for the local population, held successful municipal elections for 150,000 voters and facilitated the return of over 100,000 displaced persons to the region. In conjunction with the International Criminal Court, they located, detained and arrested the first war criminal, under sealed indictment, in the former Yugoslavia. During the two-year U.N. mandate, Klein facilitated the return of the demilitarized region to Croatian national sovereignty. In 2011 he received the Certificate of Gratitude from the Association of Returnees of Croatia for his role in facilitating the return of over 200,00 Croatian returnees to their homes, leaving only some 400 who have yet to return.
  Klein's tenure at the United Nations was marred by a series of allegations, accusations and hear say that had no basis in fact; which was fueled by Liberia's three warring factions in an attempt to discredit him and the United Nations. The United Nations OIOS investigation was deemed inadequate and releasing the report ran counter to the United Nations mandate, "only to produce, maintain and disseminate investigative reports that had been created in accordance with the requirements of fairness and due process." The Headquarters Joint Appeals Board (JAB) in 
  its review in JAB Case 2008-062, JAB Report N2070 reached the following conclusions and recommendations. "(1)The Panel was deeply disturbed by the Appellant's treatment at the hands of OIOS and the Organization. The Panel deplored the fact, that it took some two years after the completion of the report for DPKO to inform Appellant of the outcome and secondly, that its communication was ambiguous. The Panel considered that the second report should not have been released before the investigation process had been properly concluded and a determination made one way or the other, that is of guilt or innocence, and then communicated to Appellant so he could reply. The Panel rejected Respondent's argument relating to the right of Member States to receive reports at their request as being immaterial in the circumstances since the report in question was not final. By permitting a draft Report to be released, it left a cloud of innuendo and suspicion surrounding Appellant who before he was left without standing vis-a-vis the Organization, had been a highly valued adviser to two Secretarys-General. After examining Appellant's pleas, the Panel concluded that were rather modest in view of the damage he suffered. In light of the above considerations, the Panel unanimously recommended that Appellant:
  (a)  be issued a letter of apology from OIOS for having allowed Appellant's name to be tarnished and his reputation sullied by unproven accusations and;
  (b)be awarded compensatory damages in the amount of one year's net salary plus interest at the prevailing rate for the violations of his due process."
  In a subsequent ruling the United Nations Dispute Tribunal in Case N
caption: Klein and President George W. Bush
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