Dr. Fang Lui becomes ICAO's first female Secretary General

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has appointed China's Dr. Fang Liu as its new Secretary General for a three-year term, commencing on the 1st of August this year. Dr. Liu succeeds French Raymond Benjamin ,who since the year 2009, has held the position for two consecutive terms. She becomes the first woman ever to be appointed to the prestigious global position heading the United Nations specialized agency for civil aviation, and only the second ICAO Secretary General from an Asia Pacific state. That's quite an achievement!

“The Director of ICAO’s Bureau of Administration and Services since 2007, Dr. Liu has led many improvement initiatives in ICAO in recent years and served as the chairperson of some of its most important internal committees. She has also represented ICAO at the High-Level Committee on Management under the UN Chief Executives Board for Coordination, and separately served as Chairperson of the Security Advisory Group and vice-chairperson of the Security Management Team for all UN Organizations in Canada,” ICAO said in a statement.

ICAO took to their Official page on twitter to congratulate Dr. Liu yesterday. CharlieBay101 would also like to congratulate Dr. Liu and wish her all the best during her tenure of office!