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  "title": "Ceda Ogada",
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  "summary": "Ceda Ogada was appointed Secretary of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in September, 2020. Prior to this appointment, in 2014 he served as the Deputy General Counsel at the Legal Department (LEG) of the IMF, where he had joined as LEG Counsel in 1999.",
  "publishDate": "2020-09-01",
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    {
      "heading": "Appointment and current role",
      "content": "- Appointed Secretary of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in September, 2020.\n- Holds the position \"Secretary of the Fund and Director of the Secretary’s Department.\""
    },
    {
      "heading": "IMF career and responsibilities",
      "content": "- Joined the IMF Legal Department (LEG) as LEG Counsel in 1999.\n- Served as Deputy General Counsel at the Legal Department (LEG) in 2014.\n- Worked on country operations and on IMF policy development and application, including governance and anti-corruption issues.\n- Taught several courses on the legal and policy framework of the IMF and delivered presentations at international conferences and seminars."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Prior experience",
      "content": "- Worked for the United Nations prior to joining the IMF.\n- Worked in private legal practice in the United States prior to IMF service."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Education and nationality",
      "content": "- A national of Kenya; received preparatory education in Nairobi.\n- Liberal arts degree from Dartmouth College with a major in history (1988).\n- Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School (1991)."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Administrative note",
      "content": "- Last updated: September 1, 2020."
    }
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    "Appointed Secretary of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in September, 2020.",
    "Holds the position \"Secretary of the Fund and Director of the Secretary’s Department.\"",
    "Joined the IMF Legal Department (LEG) as LEG Counsel in 1999.",
    "Served as Deputy General Counsel at the Legal Department (LEG) in 2014.",
    "Worked on country operations and on IMF policy development and application, including governance and anti-corruption issues.",
    "Taught several courses on the legal and policy framework of the IMF and delivered presentations at international conferences and seminars.",
    "Worked for the United Nations prior to joining the IMF.",
    "Worked in private legal practice in the United States prior to IMF service.",
    "A national of Kenya; received preparatory education in Nairobi.",
    "Liberal arts degree from Dartmouth College with a major in history (1988).",
    "Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School (1991).",
    "Last updated: September 1, 2020."
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