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3 unusual facts about Refugees International


Kenneth Bacon

After leaving his government post in 2001, Bacon became president of Refugees International, which compels the world's leaders to assist the millions worldwide who have fled their homes due to violence or persecution.

Kenneth Hogate Bacon (November 21, 1944 – August 15, 2009) was an American journalist who served as a spokesman for the Department of Defense during the Presidency of Bill Clinton, and later as president of Refugees International, an organization dedicated to advocating for assistance and protection for displaced persons and promoting solutions to displacement crises.

Yvette Pierpaoli

Pierpaoli published her autobiography "Woman of a Thousand Children" in 1992 and became the European Representative of Refugees International (RI) the same year.



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