UNICEF Representative in Sudan
Mr. Sheldon Yett
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A short biography
Mr. Sheldon Yett took up the position of UNICEF Representative to Sudan on 1 August 2024.
A national of the United States of America, Mr. Yett has worked for UNICEF since 1997, and has extensive experience in managing both development and humanitarian emergency programmes.
Mr. Yett joined UNICEF in 1997 and has worked in a range of emergency response-related roles in Burundi, Somalia, Kosovo, and UNICEF’s emergency division in New York. Mr. Yett has served in multiple assignments as UNICEF Representative, including to Armenia (2005 to 2008), Macedonia (2008 to 2013), Liberia (2013 to 2016), the Pacific Islands Multi-Country Office (2016 to 2021), and Bangladesh (2021 to 2024).
Before joining the United Nations, Mr. Yett worked as a journalist.
Mr. Yett holds a Master of Arts in International Relations from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and a Bachelor of Arts from Reed College.