Amy E Pope: New Director General of IOM-UN Migration!

Lakshmi Krishnan
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Amy E Pope is the new Director General Elect for International Organization for Migration and is the first woman director to replace her boss, António Vitorino, and lead the post.

1. Tweets from Amy

1.1. Announcement

In the election to the post,  Amy E Pope used Twitter to inform her followers of the same.

Her tweet expressed her humbleness upon election to the post. Also, she said she is ready to work towards making the world a global community.

Moreover, she also intends to work with global stakeholders to ensure orderly and humane migration.

Taking it to a thread of three tweets, the first tweet read,

“It is an honor to be elected to lead @UNmigration. I am committed to making IOM more representative of its member states so that as a global community, we can creatively & proactively respond to challenges while also harnessing the benefits of well-managed migration.🌐︎” 

Amy E Pop
Source: Twitter

Her second tweet read,

“Humbled and honored to be chosen as the next Director General of @UNmigration. I am ready to work with ALL our member states and global partners to unleash the opportunities provided by effective, orderly, and humane migration. 🌐︎”

Additionally, her third tweet talked about climate change. The tweet read,

With evolving threats posed by climate & conflict, together we can assist vulnerable communities on the move seeking protection & deliver on the promise of migration.🌐︎”

Amy E Pop
Source: Twitter

1.2. Gratitude

Amy also extended her gratitude to POTUS and many others over the tweet,

I have been particularly grateful for the support of @POTUS, @SecBlinken, @state_IO,@usambgva, @prmasstsec & @UnderSecStateJ. I look forward to your continued collaboration on improving global migration governance as I step into my new role.

Amy E Pop
Source: Twitter

Let us now know more about Amy E Pop.

2. Amy E Pope

Additionally, Amy has vast experience in the field of migration and she was the senior advisor to Joe Biden.

Amy was an advisor on migrations and also served as Deputy Assistant to the President; prior to entry as a White House official, she was also a Homeland Security advisor for two years commencing 2015.

2.2. Leadership

Amy Pope has a transformational leadership style. Moreover, her work in the field of migration has proved her capability.

She is a subject matter expert in the field of migration and moreover, the experience from the varied field she worked in, will also make it easier for her job.

2.3. Personal Life

Amy has a not so publicized private life. However, she is a graduate Magna cum Laude from the Duke University School of Law and also holds a graduate of Political Science with honors from Haverford College.

Being happily married, she is also blessed with two beautiful daughters.

In summary, it appears that the netizens are happy with her new appointment. Finally, numerous netizens poured her with love and congratulations over the selection.

Moreover, the world is also expecting her to deliver and make migration a safe and humane process.

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