Category: World
Service
Date: 11.10.2004
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Julia Moffett has been appointed Director of Strategy, 大象传媒 World Service Trust, a
new position to help direct the future work and growth of the trust.
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The trust is the 大象传媒's charity which mobilises media
to aid development.
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It currently works in more than 25 countries around
the world, providing media assistance and promoting the innovative use
of media in advancing education and health development and reducing
poverty.
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In her new role as part of the trust's senior management,
Moffett will work closely with the Trust Director and programme heads
to identify key partnerships and strategies to grow and enhance current
programmatic activities.
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In addition, she will have responsibility for leading
the development of new opportunities for the trust's work as well as
funding and strategic partnerships.
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World Service Trust Director Stephen King said: "Julia
Moffett will be a valuable asset to the next phase of the trust's work.
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"Her strategy and communications experience, combined
with her work for leading organisations in media, government and philanthropy,
gives her a unique platform to help and develop our work."
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Moffett brings to the Trust a strong record of using
communications for the public interest and of charting strategies to
help organisations working in these fields to achieve their full potential.
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She brings senior experience from the government, private
and non-profit sectors.
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She was formerly Managing Director and Chief Strategic
Officer of the Markle Foundation in New York, a private philanthropy
that works to realise the potential of information and communications
technologies to improve people's lives.
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As part of the senior management team, Moffett helped
chart the foundation's current portfolio of work and also developed
its technology and global development programme.
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Prior to Markle, Moffett was Vice President for Communications
for NBC News in New York, where she oversaw all press, communications,
and publicity activity for the news division worldwide.
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Before NBC, she served in the Clinton Administration,
both as Director of Communications for the National Security Council
and Special Assistant in the Chief of Staff's office of Strategic Planning
and Communications.
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In both capacities, she was responsible for the development
and execution of public strategies to support the President's major
policy priorities.
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In addition, Moffett has held a variety of political
and consulting posts including OxfamAmerica, Africa Practice, Coca-Cola,
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition, UK Department of International
Development and Voxiva.
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She has acted as a member or on the Board of Directors
of the Council on Foreign Relations, Royal Institute of International
Affairs, Rock the Vote and Global Kids.
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Notes to Editors
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大象传媒 World Service Trust was established by the 大象传媒
World Service as a registered charity in 1999 to alleviate poverty through
the innovative use of media in the developing world.
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The trust currently works in 25 countries, tackling
health, education and good governance.
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It has produced ground-breaking projects in some of
the world's poorest countries, increasing the capacity of local and
national media, building civil society, providing training in media
skills and developing health and educational campaigns.
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