Research, ideas, and leadership for a more secure, peaceful world
A conversation with David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee and a former Fisher Family Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project at Harvard Kennedy School.
David Miliband is the President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee and a former Fisher Family Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project at Harvard Kennedy School.
He oversees the agency’s relief and development operations in over 40 countries and its refugee resettlement and assistance programs throughout the United States. In addition, he leads the IRC’s advocacy efforts in Washington, Geneva, Brussels and other capitals on behalf of the world’s most vulnerable people.
Miliband has had a distinguished political career in the United Kingdom over the last 15 years. From 2007 to 2010, he served as the youngest U.K. Foreign Secretary in three decades, driving advancements in human rights and representing the United Kingdom throughout the world. As Secretary of State for the Environment he pioneered the world’s first legally binding emissions reduction requirements. His accomplishments have earned him a reputation, in former President Bill Clinton's words, as "one of the ablest, most creative public servants of our time," and as an effective and passionate advocate for the world's uprooted and poor people.
Earlier Miliband was Minister for Communities and Local Government (2005–2006); Minister for Schools (2002–2004); and Head of Downing Street’s Number 10 Policy Unit (1997–2001). He has also been a Member of Parliament representing South Shields. He is Co-Chair of the Global Ocean Commission.
