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General Assembly of ICCROM appoints new Director-General

ROME.- ICCROM held its 27th General Assembly from 14-16 November 2011 at the FAO headquarters in Rome. During the packed three-day schedule, delegates appointed Stefano De Caro of Italy as the new Director-General; approved the organization’s programme and budget for cultural heritage training activities for the next two years; welcomed Afghanistan, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates to the list of Member States; and awarded the prestigious ICCROM Award to Herb Stovel for his outstanding contribution to the conservation profession. From 14-16 November, delegates from 90 Member states convened to discuss the numerous activities that ICCROM has undertaken in the field of cultural heritage conservation. Despite financial difficulties owing to the global economic crisis, the organization has trained 516 mid-career professionals from 145 countries in the last two years through a number of specialist courses