Structure

The ICRC is governed by an Assembly, an Assembly Council (a subsidiary body with certain delegated powers) and a Directorate (the executive body). Both the Assembly, with up to 25 co-opted members of Swiss nationality, and the Assembly Council are chaired by Dr. Jakob Kellenberger, Ph.D, who has been President of the ICRC since 2000. He is assisted by two Vice-Presidents, Mr. Olivier Vodoz and Ms. Christine Beerli.

The Directorate, with five members, is chaired by the Director-General, Mr. Yves Daccord.

The ICRC's governing structure

ICRC Directorate

The members of the ICRC Directorate are appointed by the Assembly for four-year terms. The new executive team took up its duties on 1 July 2010.
ICRC decision-making structures

The Assembly is the supreme governing body of the ICRC. It oversees all the ICRC's activities. It formulates policy, defines general objectives and strategy, and approves the budget and accounts. It nominates the directors and the head of Internal Audit. Composed of between 15 and 25 co-opted members of Swiss nationality, the Assembly is collegial in character. Its President and two Vice-Presidents are the President and Vice-Presidents of the ICRC.
The members of the International Committee of the Red Cross

Brief biographies of the 15 members (as of January 2011) of the Assembly, the ICRC's supreme governing body.

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Structure

The ICRC's governing structure

ICRC Directorate

ICRC decision-making structures

The members of the International Committee of the Red Cross

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