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Biography
Bettina Tucci Bartsiotas is the Assistant Secretary-General and Controller of the United Nations Department of Management's Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts.Prior to this appointment on 30 October 2014 by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, 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, Inter-American Development Bank (Washington D.C., 1975-1980)
- Certified Public Accountant (Chevy Chase, Maryland, 1984-1992)
- Section Head, Programme and Resources, Department of Safeguards, International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) (Vienna, Austria, 1994-2008)
- Deputy Director and Head of Budget, Division of Financial and Administrative Management, United Nations Children's Fund (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.