Wendy Chamberlin
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Wendy Chamberlin (born 1948) is a veteran diplomat who has served in the United States Department of State and USAID, and now works for the UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR).
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[edit] Career
[edit] US Department of State
- 1975 - Foreign Service officer
- Various offices:
- Office of Israel and Arab-Israeli Affairs
- Acting Director of Regional Affairs
- Director of Press and Public Affairs in the Near Eastern Affairs Bureau
- Special Assistant for South Asian Affairs to the Under Secretary for Political Affairs
- Staff worker for Deputy Secretary of State and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian Affairs
- 1993 - 1996 - Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- 1999 - July, 2001 - Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL)
[edit] USAID
- December 2, 2002 - Appointed Assistant Administrator. Served as head of the USAID Asia and Near East Bureau.[1]
- December 22, 2003 - Ends tenure with USAID to move to UNHCR.[2]
[edit] UN High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR)
- December 12, 2003 - Appointed as Deputy High Commissioner on Refugees by High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers.[3]
- January 19, 2004 - Officially welcomed as Deputy High Commissioner.[4]
- February 24 - June 2, 2005 - Appointed as acting High Commissioner on the retirement of Ruud Lubbers. Served until the appointment of former Portuguese Prime Minister António Guterres. [5] [6]
- February 25, 2005 - Called for donations and humanitarian aid to prevent suffering in South Sudan. [7]
- April 1 - April 22, 2005 - Toured refugee camps in Sudan and Chad, where women expressed their fears of returning home. She urged Sudan to protect its own citizens.[8][9][10]
- April 25, 2005 - Speaking from Geneva, she emphasized the need for funding and to bring security to the war-torn region of Darfur in Sudan.[11]
- June 22, 2005 - Presented the Nansen Refugee Award to Marguerite "Maggie" Barankitse, known as the "Angel of Burundi." [12]
- April 16 - April 21, 2006 - Traveled to Pakistan to view earthquake survivors and Afghan refugee camps.[13][14]
- December 18, 2006 - Visits refugee camps in Kenya where Somalis have fled both war and flooding.[15]
[edit] Links
Biography - US State Department
Search Results for "Wendy Chamberlin" at UNHCR, sorted by date
[edit] References
- ^ Wendy Chamberlin Sworn in as Head of USAID's Asia and Near East Bureau USAID
- ^ USAID Assistant Administrator Appointed United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees USAID
- ^ Wendy Chamberlin appointed Deputy High Commissioner UNHCR
- ^ UNHCR welcomes veteran diplomat as new Deputy High Commissioner UNHCR
- ^ High Commissioner Lubbers departs UNHCR UNHCR
- ^ New UNHCR chief meets staff in Geneva UNHCR
- ^ Chamberlin urges quick donor response to avoid further human misery in South Sudan UNHCR
- ^ We are terrified to go home, Darfur women tell Chamberlin UNHCR
- ^ Sudan must protect own citizens, says Chamberlin after visiting IDP camps UNHCR
- ^ Chamberlin concludes Sudan/Chad trip UNHCR
- ^ Security, funding crucial for Sudan/Chad situation, says Chamberlin UNHCR
- ^ Statement by Wendy Chamberlin, United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees, at the 2005 Nansen Refugee Award, Brussels, June 22, 2005 UNHCR
- ^ Quake survivors share concerns, hopes with UNHCR deputy chief UNHCR
- ^ Chamberlin completes Pakistan visit with registration deal for Afghans UNHCR
- ^ Deputy High Commissioner Chamberlin visits flood-hit camps in Kenya UNHCR
