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Angelina Jolie - The Special Envoy

Time: Tuesday Apr 17, 2012

Place: Geneva, Switzerland

Details: On 17 April 2012, after more than a decade of service as a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, Jolie was promoted to the rank of Special Envoy to High Commissioner António Guterres, the first to take on such a position within the organization. In her expanded role, she was given authority to represent Guterres and UNHCR at the diplomatic level, with a focus on major refugee crises.

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