LONDON (Reuters) - United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will appoint a civil administrator for Kosovo by the end of the week, the Financial Times reported on Monday. The newspaper quoted Annan as saying the appointee would be a European and would be chosen from a list of up to 10 candidates. „Since Europe is going to foot quite a lot of the bill (for Kosovo‘s reconstruction) that would be right,“ Annan told the paper in an interview. He said he was looking for someone with „a political sense, a leader and manager who is also a good negotiator“. Official candidates include French Health Minister Bernard Kouchner and centrist British politician Paddy Ashdown. Outgoing European Commissioner Emma Bonino has pulled out of the race. Diplomatic sources have said Annan may try to persuade Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari, who helped negotiate the Kosovo peace settlement, to accept the role.