Anne C. Richard

Anne Richard
13th Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration
In office
April 2, 2012 – January 20, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byEric Schwartz
Succeeded byJulieta Valls Noyes
Personal details
Born1960 (age 63–64)
EducationGeorgetown University (BA)
University of Chicago (MPP)

Anne Claire Richard (born 1960)[1] is an American former diplomat and leader of refugee and human rights organizations who served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration from 2012 to 2017. From October 2021 to June 2024, Richard was a Distinguished Fellow and co-founder of the Afghanistan Human Rights Coordination Mechanism at Freedom House.[2]

  1. ^ "Anne Claire Richard". Office of the Historian. Retrieved January 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "Freedom House Welcomes Emily Waechter as COO and Anne Richard as Distinguished Fellow and Afghanistan Coordination Lead". 24 May 2023.