Pope will be visiting Washington next week during the US-Africa Leaders Summit to make her pitch directly to African leaders. She will also be listening to what they need from the (IOM), in terms of migration services and policy advice. Pope has been serving as the agency’s deputy director general for management and reform at the Geneva headquarters since September 2021.
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Pope is running for a five-year term against the director general, António Vitorino. A former European commissioner for justice and home affairs, Vitorino previously served as Portugal’s deputy prime minister and minister of national defence.
