U.N. appoints President Joe Biden advisor Catherine Russell to head UNICEF
U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric announced the Secretary-General’s appointment of Catherine Russell following consultations with UNICEF’s executive board Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on December 10 announced the appointment of Catherine Russell, an assistant to U.S. President Joe Biden, as the next head of the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF. Ms. Russell also heads the White House Office of Presidential Personnel and served as the State Department’s Ambassador-at-large for global women’s issues from 2013 to 2017. She will succeed Henrietta Fore, who resigned in July because of a family health issue. She is married and has four children. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric announced the Secretary-General’s appointment of Ms. Russell following consultations with UNICEF’s executive board. He said Mr. Guterres wanted to express appreciation to Fore “for her inspiring leadership of UNICEF and in particular, UNICEF’s critical role in the global response to COVID-19 and in reimagining ...