Visiting Fellow Michel Gabaudan

Michel Gabaudan is the former president of Refugees International, an independent advocacy organization based in Washington, DC. Refugees International advocates on behalf of forcibly displaced populations in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and Latin America. Prior to his appointment to lead Refugees International, his career with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) spanned twenty-seven years. During this time, he acted as the chargé de mission in Guatemala; the regional representative for Mexico, Cuba, and Central America; the head of donor relations and resource mobilization service; the regional representative for the Pacific; regional representative for China and Mongolia; and the regional representative for the United States of America and the Caribbean. He has most recently served as advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ecuador, supporting the government’s efforts in responding to the mass outflow of Venezuelans in the region. He graduated with an MD from the University of Bordeaux in 1975 and received his MPH from the University of London in 1999.