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09/22/2022 04:13 PM EDT
Office of the Spokesperson
Member States of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will convene the 2022 Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-22) on September 26 in Bucharest, Romania. Ambassador Erica Barks-Ruggles, U.S. Senior Representative for 2022 Conferences of the ITU will lead the delegation that includes Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves; FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel; Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment Jose Fernandez; FCC Commissioner Geoffrey Starks; Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information Alan Davidson; Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy Nate Fick; U.S. Permanent Representative to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva Ambassador Sheba Crocker; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Jane Rhee; and other representatives from the U.S. government and U.S. telecommunications sector.
The Plenipotentiary is held every four years to elect ITU leadership, adopt its four-year strategic and financial plans, and to debate telecommunication and information and communication technology policies and priorities. Among the leadership positions to be elected at PP-22 is the ITU Secretary-General. A U.S. delegation priority for PP-22 is to underscore to ITU member states the United States’ strong support for the candidacy of Doreen Bogdan-Martin. Ms. Bogdan-Martin is uniquely qualified for this important role and would bring to the Secretary-General position an unmatched record of inclusive and transformational leadership in bridging digital divides to connect the 2.7 billion people globally who do not have access to the Internet.