Member countries of the U.N. migration agency on Monday elected Amy Pope of the United States as its next director general.
Pope elbowed aside her boss, Antonio Vitorino of Portugal, to get the job of International Organization for Migration director general and will become the first woman to head the Geneva-based agency that was founded in 1951.
Pope currently serves as Vitorino's deputy and ran against him for the job. She will start her five-year term on Oct. 1, the IOM said in a statement. The face-off was unusual in that Pope was looking to unseat her boss in a contest between allies: The United States and Portugal are fellow NATO members.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia newsletters.“Ms. Pope’s election reflects a broad endorsement by member states of her vision to keep people at the heart of IOM’s mission, while implementing key governance and budget reforms to ensure IOM is prepared to meet the challenges it faces,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.U.S.
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