William Lacy Swing Nominated Director General of the Interna

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William Lacy Swing Nominated Director General of the International Organization for Migration


Press Statement
Washington, DC

June 28, 2012





The United States is pleased to announce that it has formally nominated William Lacy Swing for a second five-year term as Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM).
Director General Swing has a clear record of accomplishment. He has solved problems and created new solutions that have improved the lives of so many – even under the most challenging environments. Under his leadership, IOM has strengthened its capacity to respond quickly and efficiently to a wide range of humanitarian crises, from the 2010 earthquake in Haiti to the 2011 migration emergency resulting from the internal political conflict in Libya. Director General Swing has also implemented a broad set of internal reforms to the organization that will make it even stronger and more effective in coming years.
The United States has been a strong supporter of Director General Swing’s priorities and we believe, under his continued leadership, that IOM will remain and prosper as the premier international organization for migration.


PRN: 2012/1066