IAEA Media Advisories
Media Advisory 2009/13
Spokesperson Melissa Fleming Departs IAEA
26 June 2009 | Melissa Fleming, Spokesperson for the IAEA, today departs her position at the Agency after eight years in the role. She will now assume the role of Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Geneva.
Having started at the IAEA in January 2001, she served through a dramatic era for the Agency, a time that included the run-up to the Iraq invasion in 2003, the IAEA winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005, and several nuclear verification challenges.
A successor to Ms. Fleming will be named in the coming months.
You may continue to contact the IAEA Press Office at press at iaea.org.
As of 2 July, Ms. Fleming can be reached through the UNHCR Press Office at:
Tel: [+41] 22-739-8502
E-mail: hqnews@unhcr.org.
Press Contacts
Press Office
Division of Public Information
[43-1] 2600-21273
About the IAEA
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) serves as the world's foremost intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical co-operation in the peaceful use of nuclear technology. Established as an autonomous organization under the United Nations (UN) in 1957, the IAEA carries out programmes to maximize the useful contribution of nuclear technology to society while verifying its peaceful use.
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