Amy Pope elected next Director General of the International Organization for Migration

Addis Ababa, May 16, 2023 (FBC) – The Member States of the International Organization for Migration (IOM, alias the United Nations Migration Agency), elected Ms. Amy E. Pope as its next Director General during the 6th Special Session of the IOM Council on May 15, 2023.

The Director General-elect Pope, who began her appointment as IOM’s Deputy Director General for Management and Reform in September 2021, was nominated by the United States of America.

It is mentioned that the incumbent Director General Mr. António Vitorino was also a candidate in the election.

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, according to the official press release from the UN Migration Agency.

During her tenure as Deputy Director General, Ms. Pope implemented a series of budgetary, management and administrative reforms to optimize IOM’s field delivery and risk management, enhanced internal justice outcomes and operational results, and strengthen coordination with the United Nations system.

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.

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.