Biographical Note

New Permanent Observer of International Organization for Migration

 

Presents Appointment Letter

 

(Based on information provided by the Protocol and Liaison Service)

The new Permanent Observer for the International Organization for Migration, Michele Klein-Solomon, today presented her letter of appointment to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.

Ms. Klein-Solomon, who began her career at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) a decade ago, has served, since 2006, as Director of the Migration Policy and Research Department at the Geneva-based agency’s headquarters.  From 2002 to 2006, she was that Department’s Deputy Director, and from 2001 to 2002, she served as the Senior Policy Adviser in the Migration Policy and Research Programme.

Apart from her work with IOM, for two years beginning in 1998, she served as Attorney-Adviser in the Office of the Legal Adviser for United Nations Affairs, in the United States Department of State.  During her tenure with the State Department, she served in the Office of the Assistant Adviser for Management (1996-1998) and in the Office of the Assistant Legal Adviser for Human Rights and Refugees (1991-1996).

In 1998, Ms. Klein-Solomon received her Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Centre and a masters degree in international relations from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.

She was born in Boston, United States, in 1961.

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