Alicia Bárcena

August 16, 2021 | 11:31 AM
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  • Sector: NGO
  • Company: CEPAL
  • Country: México

She has been the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) since July 2008. She defines herself as a woman committed to equality, especially when it comes to gender issues. She previously served as assistant secretary-general for management at UN Headquarters in New York and served as chief of staff and deputy chief of staff to Kofi Annan, then secretary-general of the United Nations. She was invited by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to join his government team as ambassador to the UN, but declined the invitation.