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BDT Director’s Corner : Archive 2019-2022

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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, 10 July 2025
Meeting with the Government of Nepal

Bilateral Meeting, 10 July 2025
Meeting with CMAI Association of India

Bilateral Meeting, 10 July 2025
Meeting with Instituto Dominicano de las Telecomunicaciones

Bilateral Meeting, 10 July 2025
Meeting with World Bank

Bilateral Meeting, 02 July 2025
Meeting with UNITAR, Prosperity Alliance and Lenovo (China)

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