Director of the Panama Administrative Centre (PAC) and Chief of Mission IOM Panama

Giuseppe Loprete holds a degree in Sociology and a Master's degree in European Studies and International Relations (2003).

He joined IOM in 2007 as Associate Expert/Donor Relations Officer at the Geneva Headquarters. Since October 1, 2022, he holds the position of Director of the Panama Administrative Centre (PAC) and Chief of Mission IOM Panama.

During his career at IOM, Mr. Loprete served as Chief of Mission in Haiti (2018 to 2022), as well as Chief of Mission in Niger (2014 to 2018) and the Central African Republic (2014), and Project Development Officer and Chief of Mission ad interim in Sri Lanka (2009 to 2013).

Prior to joining IOM, Mr. Loprete worked as a consultant for the Italian Ministry of Labour and the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT), while working as a Tender Officer for a non-profit organization in the field of International Statistical Cooperation (ICstat) in Rome, Italy.

Mr. Loprete speaks Italian, English, French and Spanish.