Draft:Kate Forbes (Red Cross)

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Kate Forbes
President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Assumed office
11 December 2023

Kate Forbes is an American humanitarian and businesswoman, with more than four decades of experience volunteering in the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement. On 11 December 2023, she was elected.[1]as President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.

Forbes is only the second woman [2]to serve as President of the IFRC, the largest humanitarian network in the world[3]

Honors and awards[edit]

She received the "Anchor of Hope" award[4] in 2014.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "America's Kate Forbes elected President of world's largest humanitarian network | IFRC". www.ifrc.org. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  2. ^ Presse, AFP-Agence France. "Red Cross Federation Elects Kate Forbes Of US As New President". www.barrons.com. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  3. ^ "Une Américaine élue présidente du plus grand réseau humanitaire au monde". www.20minutes.fr (in French). 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  4. ^ "Red Cross volunteer receives Anchor of Hope award". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2023-12-12.