Ann Encontre
Representative in Ethiopia
Ms. Encontre assumed her functions as UNHCR’s Representative in Ethiopia in October 2019. Just before that, Ms. Encontre was UNHCR’s Regional Representative based in Kinshasa, covering the DRC, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of Congo and São Tomé e Príncipe. At the same time, she was the Regional Refugee Coordinator for the DRC Refugee Situation. Hailing from Guyana, Ms. Encontre has a background in law, and has been working with UNHCR for over 25 years.
Previously, Ms. Encontre was the Deputy Director in the Regional Bureau for Africa at UNHCR’s Headquarters. She has served as UNHCR Representative in Cote d’Ivoire and Djibouti, as well as UNHCR Head of Sub-Office in Farchana, Chad, and Juba, South Sudan. Ms. Encontre has held protection, external relations and resource mobilization functions at UNHCR Headquarters, and in field locations in Angola, Darfur, Sudan, Russia, Sierra Leone, and Yemen, including emergency missions.