Francesco La Camera

Francesco La Camera
Francesco La Camera
Francesco La Camera in 2018
2nd Director-General of the IRENA
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 April 2019
Preceded byAdnan Z. Amin
Personal details
BornItaly
Alma materUniversity of Messina

Francesco La Camera is an Italian civil servant, academic, diplomat who was elected the second Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and assumed office on 4 April 2019.[1][2] At the IRENA, he has a four-year tenure, after succeeding Adnan Z. Amin of Kenya, who served in a two-term tenure from 2011 to 2019 and has been given the honorary title of Director-General Emeritus.[1][3] La Camera's election took place in the context of the Ninth Session of the annual Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency in Abu Dhabi.[1][4] La Camera was previously the Director-General for Sustainable Development, Energy and Climate at the Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea, where he was involved in international cooperation and partnerships agreements globally, especially in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).[1][5][6]

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  2. ^ "Commission welcomes Francesco La Camera as newly elected Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)". European Commission – European Commission. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Irena appoints Italian official as new director-general". The National. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Francesco La Camera appointed as new IRENA Director-General". Off Grid Energy Independence. 17 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
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  6. ^ "Director-General Biography". /directorgeneral/biography. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2019.