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To Accompany, Serve and Advocate for the Rights of Refugees and
Forcibly Displaced Persons1016 16th Street, NW Suite 500
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Jesuit Refugee Service/USA Appoints National DirectorLongtime
Staffer Named to Head U.S. Operations for Worldwide Refugee Aid
Organization
(Washington, D.C.) May 29, 2013 The Jesuit Refugee Service /USA
Board of Directors
announced today that longtime staff member Armando Borja has
been named National Director
of the organization, effective immediately. Since its founding
in 1980, Jesuit Refugee Service
(JRS) has touched the lives of hundreds of thousands of
displaced people around the world. Its
work in the United States includes chaplaincies for immigration
detainees, advocacy on
worldwide refugee issues, and financial support for
international projects.
Borja, who began his career with JRS in 2001, has been the
organizations interim national
director since last fall. He served previously as JRS/USAs
director for management andprograms, human resources and financial
management and in the communications and
development departments.
During his long tenure with JRS, Armando Borja has been an
extremely effective leader and a
tireless champion for millions of refugees determined to build a
better future for their families,
said Richard Kelly, chair of the JRS/USA Board of Directors. As
Armando takes the helm of
JRS/USA, we are confident that this vitally important Jesuit
ministry is in very capable hands.
JRS is the primary refugee outreach ministry of the Society of
Jesus, the largest order of priests
and brothers in the Catholic Church. The organization works in
more than 50 countries
worldwide to meet the educational, health, social and other
needs of refugees and other
forcibly displaced persons. JRS services are made available to
refugees and displaced persons
regardless of their race, ethnic origin, or religious
beliefs.
Borja received his undergraduate degree in Urban Studies and
Information Science from
Fordham University and earned a masters degree in Organizational
Management and
Environmental Politics from The George Washington University. He
was awarded a second
masters degree from the University of Virginia (Falls Church) in
International Development.
JRS/USA collaborates with the organizations 10 international
regions on advocacy,
programming, fundraising, communications, strategic planning,
policy development and
volunteer recruitment. In addition, JRS/USA represents the
international organization at the
United Nations, the U.S. Department of State and other
governmental and non-governmentalorganizations in the United
States.
For more information on Jesuit Refugee Service/USA, please visit
www.jrsusa.org.
Contact: Christian Fuchs
[email protected] 202.629.5946
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