Christophe Fournier

'''Dr. Christophe Fournier''' was the formal president of the [[Médecins Sans Frontières]] organisation (MSF).

==Career== Fournier received an [[Doctor of Medicine|M.D.]] from the [[University of Auvergne|Université d'Auvergne]] in [[Clermont-Ferrand]], [[France]], and holds a [[Academic degree|degree]] in [[tropical medicine]], [[epidemiology]] and [[biostatistics]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Christophe Fournier | url=http://www.biovision.org/CV_fournier.html | accessdate=30 August 2007 | url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009003621/http://www.biovision.org/CV_fournier.html | archivedate=9 October 2007 }}</ref> He has worked as a [[Physician|doctor]] or [[head of mission]] in field projects in [[Burundi]], [[Uganda]], [[Honduras]] and [[Chile]], as well as conducting emergency exploratory missions in [[Mexico]] and [[Venezuela]]. In 2000, he became MSF's operations manager, working in the [[United States]], and managing field programs in [[Guatemala]], [[Haiti]], [[Nigeria]], [[Sudan]], [[Cambodia]], [[Myanmar]] and [[Thailand]]. He became president in December 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msf.org/nato-speech-christophe-fournier |title=NATO Speech - Christophe Fournier,9 December 2009 on Médecins Sans Frontières}}</ref>

==References== Fournier, Christophe. 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110725171651/http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/news/article.cfm?id=3468&cat=video Statement from Dr. Christophe Fournier, President of MSF International Council, on MSF expulsions from Darfur, Sudan]. Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors without Borders. {{reflist}}

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