Indian-American Geeta Rao Gupta confirmed as US envoy for global women's issues

Indian-American Geeta Rao Gupta confirmed as US envoy for global women's issues

Daily Current Affairs / Indian-American Geeta Rao Gupta confirmed as US envoy for global women's issues

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Category : International Published on: May 16 2023

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The US Senate confirmed Dr. Geeta Rao Gupta, an Indian-American, for the position of Ambassador-at-Large for the Office of Global Women's Issues in the State Department.
Gupta is known internationally as a leader in promoting gender equality and women's economic security and US State Department welcomed her appointment.
Gupta worked closely with various United Nations (UN) agencies and programs. She worked as the Executive Director of the UN Foundation's 3D Programme for Girls and Women.
She also advises the UNAIDS Global Coalition on Women and AIDS and is on the boards of InterAction and the Moriah Fund.
She has served on an oversight committee for the World Health Organization’s Health Emergencies Programme, and co-chaired the World Banks’s Global Gender-based Violence Task Force. In addition, Gupta served as the President of the International Center for Research on Women.

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