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Henrietta Fore took office as UNICEF’s seventh Executive Director on 1 January.  Ms. Fore brings to the role more than four decades of private and public sector leadership experience, UNICEF reported in a press release.

“I am honored to be joining such a remarkable organization, which I have known and admired for many years, and look forward to continuing UNICEF’s work to help save children’s lives, fight for their rights and help them realize their potential,” Ms. Fore said.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed Ms. Fore as UNICEF Executive Director after consultation with UNICEF’s governing board.

Prior to taking up this appointment she served as Chair of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Holsman International, a manufacturing and investment company.

From 2007 to 2009, Ms. Fore, an American national, served as both the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and as Director of United States Foreign Assistance in the U.S. State Department. From 2005 to 2007, she was Under Secretary of State for Management, the Chief Operating Officer for the U.S. Department of State.