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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Catherine_Pollard > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Catherine_Pollard.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Pollard > Source revision: 1301435674 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Guyanese diplomat}} {{For|the first female Scoutmaster in the Boy Scouts of America|Catherine Pollard (Scouting)}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Catherine Pollard |image = Catherine Pollard.jpg |caption = Catherine Pollard, 2022. |office = [United Nations](/source/United_Nations) Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance |president = |term_start = 1 September 2019 |term_end = Incumbent |predecessor = [Jan Beagle](/source/Jan_Beagle) |successor = |office1 = [United Nations](/source/United_Nations) Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management |president1 = |term_start1 = 2015 |term_end1 = 2019 |predecessor1 = [Tegegnework Gettu](/source/Tegegnework_Gettu) |successor1 = [Movses Abelian](/source/Movses_Abelian) |office2 = [United Nations](/source/United_Nations) Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management |president2 = |term_start2 = 2014 |term_end2 = 2015 |predecessor2 = |successor2 = [Movses Abelian](/source/Movses_Abelian) |spouse = |birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1960}} |birth_place = [Georgetown, Guyana](/source/Georgetown%2C_Guyana) |death_place = |party = |children = 0, 3 nieces and 1 nephew |education = [University of the West Indies](/source/University_of_the_West_Indies) }} '''Catherine Pollard''' (born 1960 in [Georgetown](/source/Georgetown%2C_Guyana), [Guyana](/source/Guyana)) is a diplomat who has been serving as [Under Secretary-General of the United Nations](/source/Under_Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations) for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance since 2019.[https://www.un.org/press/en/2019/sga1881.doc.htm Secretary-General Appoints Catherine Pollard of Guyana Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy, Compliance] [United Nations](/source/United_Nations), press release of June 10, 2019. From 2015 until 2019, she was the Coordinator for Multilingualism for the [United Nations](/source/United_Nations); in this capacity, she also served as Under Secretary-General of the United Nations for General Assembly and Conference Management. == Early life and education == Born in 1960, Pollard holds a master's degree in accounting from the [University of the West Indies, Mona](/source/University_of_the_West_Indies%2C_Mona).{{Cite web|date=2008-04-05|title=Guyanese woman appointed to senior United Nations post|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2008/04/05/news/guyana/guyanese-woman-appointed-to-senior-united-nations-post/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Stabroek News|language=en-US}} Her father, Bryn Pollard, was a recipient of national honours for his legal and political works.{{Cite web|date=2020-01-25|title=President offers condolences on passing of Bryn Pollard|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2020/01/25/news/guyana/president-offers-condolences-on-passing-of-bryn-pollard/|access-date=2021-02-01|website=Stabroek News|language=en-US}} == Career == Pollard's career in the United Nations began in 1989 when she worked with the [United Nations Development Programme](/source/United_Nations_Development_Programme) (UNDP) as the Chief of National Execution Projects. In 1993, she joined the Department for Peacekeeping Operations; she then worked as Chief Budget Officer for the United Nations Operations in Yugoslavia and Central Headquarters. Thereafter, she served as Chief of the Budget and Finance Section of the [United Nations Volunteers](/source/United_Nations_Volunteers) (UNV). Pollard was Chief of Staff in the [United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations](/source/United_Nations_Department_of_Peacekeeping_Operations), and before that, the Director of the Peacekeeping Finance Division in the Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts. Pollard became Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management in 2008. She represented the Secretary-General on human resource management issues, providing advice on wide-ranging strategies and policies. She has led human resources reform initiatives and the introduction of new policies during her tenure including as Co-Chair of the Chief Executive Board/Human Resources Network for the United Nations common system. From 2014 until 2015, Pollard served as Assistant Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management. Pollard was appointed Under-Secretary-General for General Assembly and Conference Management by the [United Nations Secretary-General](/source/United_Nations_Secretary-General) [Ban Ki-moon](/source/Ban_Ki-moon) in 2015, replacing [Tegegnework Gettu](/source/Tegegnework_Gettu).[https://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sga1613.doc.htm] UN Press Release, 27 November 2015 Shortly after, the Secretary-General also appointed Pollard as the Coordinator for Multilingualism in the United Nations Secretariat.{{cite web |url=https://www.un.org/press/en/2015/sga1619.doc.htm |title=Secretary-General Appoints Under-Secretary-General Catherine Pollard of Guyana Coordinator for Multilingualism |date=2015-12-17 |accessdate=2016-01-08}} She was Chair of the Board of Trustees of the United Nations International School from 2017-2022, a position appointed by the UN Secretary General.{{Cite web|title=Governance - UNIS|url=https://www.unis.org/about-unis/governance|access-date=2021-02-01|website=www.unis.org|language=en-US}} ==Other activities== * [International Gender Champions](/source/International_Gender_Champions) (IGC), Member[https://genderchampions.com/champions Members] [International Gender Champions](/source/International_Gender_Champions) (IGC). ==References== {{Reflist|3}} ==External links== * [https://www.un.org/Depts/DGACM/ Department for General Assembly and Conference Management] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Pollard, Catherine}} Category:1960 births Category:Living people Category:Guyanese diplomats Category:Guyanese women diplomats Category:Guyanese officials of the United Nations Category:Under-secretaries-general of the United Nations Category:People from Georgetown, Guyana Category:University of the West Indies alumni --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Catherine Pollard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Pollard) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_Pollard?action=history)). 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