Administrator Samantha Power Meeting with Director of International Telecommunication Union, Telecommunication Development Bureau (ITU-D) Doreen Bogdan-Martin

The below is attributable to Acting Spokesperson Rebecca Chalif:‎

Today, Administrator Samantha Power met with Director of International Telecommunication Union, Telecommunication Development Bureau (ITU-D) Doreen Bogdan-Martin. They discussed USAID’s support for Director Bogdan-Martin’s work at ITU-D to expand access to a free and open internet, bridge the gender digital divide, and help developing countries build cybersecurity capacity. 

Administrator Power congratulated Director Bogdan-Martin on being the first woman elected to a leadership post at the ITU and expressed USAID’s strong support for her candidacy to be its next Secretary-General.