Page 42 - Bulletin, Vol.82 No.1, April 2023

NEW SECRETARY-GENERAL OF ITU APPOINTED

SOURCE : ITU News

Ms Doreen Bogdan-Martin (USA) has been appointed as ITU’s next Secretary General.

Ms Bogdan-Martin is the
first woman to lead the
ITU, the UN’s oldest
specialised agency, in its
157-year history. Her
new position as
Secretary-General will
begin on 1 January
2023.
She is currently the
Director of the
International
Telecommunication
Union’s
Telecommunication Development Bureau. Ms. Bogdan-Martin is a strategic leader with
over 30 years of high-level experience in international and inter-governmental relations,
as well as a long track record of success advising governments worldwide on policy and
regulatory issues.

She has led the implementation of a results-based management system, improved
internal accountability frameworks, and initiated a comprehensive review of reporting
mechanisms across BDT’s global network of field and area offices, all with the goal of
creating a more dynamic, responsive, and fit-for-purpose organisation.

WMO AMICALE

By Monique SCHALK

The Nineteenth WMO Amicale General Assembly took place in WMO’s Salle B on 30
March 2023. The General Assembly (GA) decided that it was important for the WMO’s
Amicale to continue to exist, especially as it helps to maintain contact between former
staff members living all over the world. A new Amicale Committee was elected by the
GA.

40 AAFI-AFICS BULLETIN, Vol. 82 No. 1, 2023-04

>>>
-->
<<< TDM / TOC
<<<
/
TOC
TOCTOCTDM / TOC
TDM