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Wanda K. Jones of the United States assumes the presidency
 of the Inter American Commission of Women (IACW)

 

Wanda K. Jones, who since 2008 has represented the United States of America as a delegate to the Inter American Commission of Women (IACW), has assumed the presidency of the Commission upon the departure of Laura Albornoz of Chile’s National Service for Women (SERNAM). Ms Albornoz resigned her position as President of the IACW in order to serve as a spokesperson for the presidential campaign of Eduardo Frei.

 

Dr. Jones has dedicated many years to the defense of human rights and the promotion of gender equality.  She currently serves as the Deputy Secretary for Health at the United States’ Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), as well as Director of the Office of Women’s Health (OWH).  The goal of the OWH is to provide leadership in the promotion of health equity for women and young girls in areas such as violence, disability, HIV/AIDS and mental health, among others.

 

For an extended biography, please visit the following link.

 

Interview to the President of the Inter-American Commission of Women, Dr. Wanda K. Jones link. 

 

Remarks by the President of the Inter-American Commission of Women, Mrs. Laura Albornoz Pollmann, at the Seminar on Migration and Gender, Washington, D.C., April 1, 2009   Photo Gallery