Political Leaders: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Leaders of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

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Note: the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) was established on 11 Dec 1946 under the name of United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. On 6 Oct 1953 the Fund adopted its current name.

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Executive Directors

Maurice Pate               11 Dec 1946 - 19 Jan 1965 (†1965) United States
Henry Richardson Labouisse    Mar 1965 - 31 Dec 1979 (†1987) United States
James P. Grant              1 Jan 1980 - 28 Jan 1995 (†1995) United States
Carol Bellamy               1 May 1995 - 30 Apr 2005         United States
Ann Margaret Veneman        1 May 2005 - 30 Apr 2010         United States
William Anthony K. Lake     1 May 2010 - 31 Dec 2017         United States
Henrietta H. Fore           1 Jan 2018 - 31 Jan 2022         United States
Catherine M. Russell        1 Feb 2022 -                     United States