Bettina Tucci Bartsiotas was Assistant Secretary-General in the

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Department of Management's Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts and Controller of the UN. Prior to this appointment on 30 October 2014 by

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, Bartsiotas held a number of senior level positions in programme planning, budgeting and financial management.

Career

Born in Uruguay, Bartsiotas is a United States national. In 1979, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Business Administration from American University, and in 1982, she received a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Investments from George Washington University. Bartsiostas has an extensive record of private and public service: * Economic and Social Development Department,

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(Washington D.C., 1975–1980) * Certified Public Accountant (Chevy Chase, Maryland, 1984–1992) * Section Head, Programme and Resources, Department of Safeguards,

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's (IAEA) (Vienna, Austria, 1994–2008) * Deputy Director and Head of Budget, Division of Financial and Administrative Management,

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(UNICEF) (New York, New York, 2008–2011) * Chief Financial Officer and Director, Division of Budget and Finance, IAEA (Vienna, Austria, 2011–2015) While working at the Inter-American Development Bank, she met her husband George Bartsiotas who later became a member of the UN Joint Inspection Unit.

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