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​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Doreen Bogdan-Martin

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Doreen Bogdan Martin - Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development BureauDoreen Bogdan-Martin was the Director of the ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau from 1 January 2019 to 31 december 2022, becoming the first woman in ITU history to hold one of the organization's top elected management positions.

On 29 September 2022, Ms Bogdan-Martin was elected as ITU’s first-ever female Secretary-General by Member States at the Union’s Plenipotentiary Conference in Bucharest, Romania. She took office on 1 January 2023.
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Bilateral Meeting, 24 March 2026
Meeting with the Government of Serbia

Bilateral Meeting, 24 March 2026
Meeting with the Government of Czech Republic

Bilateral Meeting, 24 March 2026
Meeting with EKIP

Bilateral Meeting, 24 March 2026
Meeting with the UN Resident Coordinator in Albania

Bilateral Meeting, 23 March 2026
Meeting with Czech Telecommunication Office

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