Ms Henrietta Fore

Henrietta H. Fore served as UNICEF’s seventh Executive Director from 2018 to 2022. She has worked to champion economic development, education, health, humanitarian assistance, and disaster relief in a career across the public service, private sector, and non-profit leadership that spans more than four decades.

Since stepping down from UNICEF on January 31, 2022, Henrietta has joined the boards of Imperative Care, EQT Future, and Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). 

From 2007 to 2009, Ms Fore served as the Administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and Director of United States Foreign Assistance. The first woman to serve in these roles, she was responsible for managing $39.5 billion of US foreign assistance annually. Earlier in her career at USAID, Ms Fore was appointed Assistant Administrator for Asia and Assistant Administrator for Private Enterprise. In 2009, she received the Distinguished Service Award, the highest award the Secretary of State can bestow.

From 2005 to 2007, Ms Fore served as Under-Secretary of State for Management, the Chief Operating Officer for the US Department of State. From 2001 to 2005, Ms Fore was the 37th Director of the United States Mint, managing the world's largest manufacturer of coins, medals, and coin products. Immediately prior to her appointment with UNICEF, Ms Fore was CEO of Holsman International, a manufacturing and investment company. She has also served on the boards of several domestic and international public corporations. 

Ms Fore holds a BA in History from Wellesley College and an MSc in Public Administration from the University of Northern Colorado.