Amy Pope Elected Next Director General of the International Organization for Migration

Amy Pope Elected Next Director General of the International Organization for Migration

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Category : Appointment/Resignation Published on: May 18 2023

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  • On Monday 15 May 2023 the Member States of the International Organization for Migration, the United Nations Migration Agency, elected Ms. Amy E. Pope as its next Director General during the 6th Special Session of the IOM Council.
  • The first woman to lead IOM, Ms. Pope will assume the duties of Director General for a five-year term beginning on 1 October 2023.
  • Prior to joining IOM, Ms. Pope served as the Senior Advisor on Migration to President Biden in 2021, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Homeland Security Advisor from 2015-2017, and as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director on Transborder Security from 2013-2015.
  • Established in 1951, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) is the leading intergovernmental organization in the field of migration and is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. 
  • IOM is part of the United Nations system, as a related organization.
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