Senior Staff Announcements : Catherine Russell

Announcement shared by Niloufar Pourzand
From: Executive Director

Sent: Friday, April 5, 2024 11:57 PM
Subject: Senior Staff Announcements

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce the following senior staff appointments. We remain committed to achieving diverse and equitable representation in these leadership roles.

East Asia and Pacific (EAPR)
Silvija Stefanija Danailov, Representative, Senegal has been appointed as Representative, Viet Nam.
Bilal Aurang Zeb Durrani, Representative, Timor-Leste, has been appointed as Representative, Lao People's Democratic Republic.
Maria Luisa Fornara, Representative, Mozambique has been appointed as Representative, the Philippines.
Patrizia Di Giovanni, Representative, North Macedonia has been appointed as Representative, Timor-Leste.

Europe and Central Asia (ECAR)
Luisa Brumana, Representative, Argentina has been appointed as Representative, Croatia.
Regina Maria Castillo, Representative, Croatia has been appointed as Representative, Uzbekistan.
Marc Lucet, Representative, Mauritania has been appointed as Representative, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Lesley Miller, Deputy Representative, Viet Nam has been appointed as Representative, North Macedonia.
Jalpa Ratna, Chief Field Services, India, has been appointed as Representative, Turkmenistan.
Rashed Sarwar, Country Coordinator, Poland has been appointed as Representative, Kazakhstan.
Michele Servadei, Representative, State of Libya has been appointed as Representative, Republic of Montenegro.
Samman Jung Thapa, Regional Adviser Social Policy, Jordan has been appointed as Representative, Kyrgyzstan.
Veronika Vashchenko, Deputy Representative, Bosnia and Herzegovina has been appointed as Head of Office, Kosovo.

Eastern and Southern Africa (ESAR)
Mary Louise Eagleton, Deputy Representative, Sudan has been appointed as Representative, Mozambique.
Etona Ekole, Representative, Guinea-Bissau has been appointed as Representative, Zimbabwe.
Mustapha Ben Messaoud, Senior Emergency Coordinator, Ukraine has been appointed as Representative, Comoros.
Robin Nandy, Representative, Iran has been appointed as Representative, Uganda.

Latin America and the Caribbean (LACR)
Katya Marino, Deputy Representative, Democratic Republic of the Congo has been appointed as Representative, Bolivia.
Geetanjali Narayan, Principal Advisor, Culture, New York has been appointed as Representative, Haiti.
Rafael Ramirez, Representative, Bolivia has been appointed as Representative, Argentina.
Rosana Vega, Chief Child Protection, Brazil has been appointed as Representative, Paraguay.
Violet Speek-Warnery, Senior Coordinator, Project and Change Management, HQ Efficiency Initiative (HQEI), Office of the Executive Director, has been appointed as Representative, Chile.

Middle East and North Africa (MENAR)
Hamish Young, Chief Field Operations, Yemen, has been appointed as Senior Emergency Coordinator, Gaza Strip, State of Palestine.
Mohammad Fayyazi, Representative, Turkmenistan has been appointed as Special Representative, State of Libya.
Sheldon Yett, Representative, Bangladesh has been appointed as Representative, Sudan.

South Asia (SAR)
SM Moazzem Hossain, Senior Advisor Health, Programme Group, New York has been appointed as Principal Adviser-Health, Kabul, Afghanistan
Arjan de Wagt, Chief Nutrition, India has been appointed as Deputy Representative, Programme, India.
Rana Flowers, Representative, Viet Nam has been appointed as Representative, Bangladesh.
Tajudeen Oyewale, Representative, Zimbabwe has been appointed as Representative, Afghanistan.

Western and Central Africa (WCAR)
El Kebir Mdarhri Alaoui, Senior Development Coordination Officer, Head of Resident Coordinator Office, Cote d'Ivoire, United Nation Secretariat, Resident Coordinator System, has been appointed as Representative, Mauritania.
Marie-Reine Chirezi Fabry, Senior Project Coordinator, Afghanistan has been appointed as Area Representative, Gabon and São Tomé and Príncipe.
Inoussa Kabore, Deputy Representative, Pakistan has been appointed as Representative, Guinea-Bissau.
Jacques Boyer, Representative, Chad has been appointed as Representative, Senegal.
Mariame Sylla, Representative, Comoros has been appointed as Deputy Representative, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ousmane Niang, Deputy Representative, Tanzania has been appointed as Representative, Benin.

Headquarters (HQ)
Sajid Ali, Deputy Director, Division of Human Resources has been appointed as Principal Advisor, Organizational Culture, Division of Human Resources, New York, USA.
Pia Britto, Representative PDR Laos, has been appointed as Director, Education and Adolescent Development, Programme Group, New York.
Timothy Newsome, Principal Adviser, Private Fundraising and Partnerships, Geneva, Switzerland has been appointed as Deputy Director, Private Sector Fundraising and Partnerships, Geneva, Switzerland.
Juan Santander, Representative, Montenegro has been appointed as Deputy Director (Multilateral Partnerships & Intergovernmental Relations), Public Partnerships Division, New York, USA.

Please join me in warmly congratulating our colleagues and wishing them every success in their new assignments.

With best wishes,
Catherine Russell
Executive Director