## Antoinette Monsio Sayeh

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: September 12, 2024

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### Tenure at the International Monetary Fund
- Served as Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund from March 16, 2020 through September 12, 2024.
- Role title: Deputy Managing Director
- Tenure dates: March 2020 - September 2024
- Concluded service on September 12, 2024.
- Last updated: September 12, 2024

### Prior IMF and Regional Leadership
- Director of the African Department, International Monetary Fund, between July 2008 and August 2016.
- Oversaw and significantly enhanced the IMF’s engagement with its sub‐Saharan African members during that period.

### Government and Multilateral Experience
- Minister of Finance, Liberia, January 2006 through June 2008.
  - Led Liberia through:
    - Clearance of long‐standing multilateral debt arrears.
    - The HIPC Decision Point.
    - The Paris Club process.
    - Buy‑back of its commercial debt.
    - Preparation of its first Poverty Reduction Strategy.
  - Focused on significantly strengthening public finances and championing public financial management reform.
- World Bank career spanning 17 years with positions including:
  - Country Director for Benin, Niger, and Togo.
  - Senior Country Economist for Pakistan and Afghanistan.
  - Advisor in the Bank’s Operations Policy Vice Presidency.
  - Assistant to the Bank’s principal Managing Director.
- Early career: Economic advisory positions in Liberia’s Ministries of Finance and Planning.

### Academic Credentials and Governance Roles
- Education:
  - Bachelor’s degree with honors in economics from Swarthmore College.
  - PhD in International Economic Relations from the Fletcher School at Tufts University.
- Board and governance service while at the Center for Global Development (CGD):
  - Board of Managers of Swarthmore College.
  - Board of Directors of the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development.
  - Board of Directors of Emerging Public Leaders.

### Roles Immediately Prior to IMF Deputy Managing Director Appointment
- Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Center for Global Development (CGD).
- Co‐Chair for the 19 th Replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA19), the World Bank’s Fund for the poorest.

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## References

- [IMF Senior Officials](https://www.imf.org/en/About/senior-officials)
- [IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Proposes the Appointment of Antoinette Sayeh as Deputy Managing Director](https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/02/25/pr2066-imf-md-kristina-georgieva-proposes-the-appointment-of-antoinette-sayeh-as-dmd)
- [IMF Deputy Managing Director Antoinette Sayeh to Retire from the Fund](https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2024/07/17/pr-24277-imf-deputy-managing-director-antoinette-sayeh-to-retire-from-the-fund)

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