ITU elects first woman to lead UN Agency in technology

ITU elects first woman to lead UN agency for technology Election results from the 20th ITU Plenipotentiary Conference

The 20th Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has elected the first woman to one of five top executive positions in the history of the organization.

Member States of ITU, the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technology, completed the elections for the posts of ITU Secretary-General, ITU Deputy Secretary-General, Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) and Director of ITU’s Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) today.

The winning candidates are: Mr Houlin Zhao of China was re-elected to the post of ITU Secretary-General. Mr Malcolm Johnson of the United Kingdom was re-elected to the post of ITU Deputy Secretary-General.

Dr Chaesub Lee of Republic of Korea was re-elected to the post of TSB Director. A major stride was taken to bridge the digital gender divide, with the election of the first woman to an ITU leadership position in the Union’s 153-year history. Ms Doreen Bogdan-Martin of the United States was elected to the post of BDT Director.