ICAO Secretary General

The 36 States on ICAO's governing Council appointed Juan Carlos Salazar, of Colombia, for a second three-year term as Secretary General. Since Mr. Salazar's appointment on 1 August 2021, the ICAO Secretariat has embarked on a broad…
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This week we launched the 2023 edition of ICAO's World Civil Aviation Report. Our flagship publication reviews the state of the aviation industry through the lens of global aviation experts and includes key air transport and safety and…
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Compared to the unprecedented transformations of the first industrial revolutions of Europe, the rapid and global transformations of today’s ‘fourth industrial revolution’ present a moment of great uncertainty and opportunity. We are facing…
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He had an incredibly busy and fulfilling year as Secretary General of ICAO, with a High-Level Conference on Covid recovery, two ICAO Council Sessions, a High-Level Meeting that delivered common ground on a Long Term Aspirational Goal of net…
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This week we launched the 2021 edition of the World Civil Aviation Report. Our flagship publication reviews the state of the aviation industry through the lens of global aviation experts and includes key air transport and safety and…
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On 1 August 2021, Juan Carlos Salazar began his three-year term as the new Secretary General of ICAO. In his more than 26 years of experience in international civil aviation, he served in various roles that include air transport policy,…
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On August 1, 2021, Mr. Juan Carlos Salazar of Colombia officially assumed the office of ICAO Secretary General, succeeding Dr. Fang Liu of China. He assumes this role as CEO of the UN’s specialized agency for civil aviation as the…
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As we come to the end of this 223rd Council session, I am honoured to extend the Council’s sincere appreciation to Dr. Fang Liu, who will soon complete her mandate as Secretary General. When Dr. Liu was first appointed to serve as ICAO’s…
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