U.S. State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus issued a statement on Oct. 30 about the death of Sadako Ogata of Japan, the former United Nations refugee agency chief who died last week at age 92.
The State Department, along with our international partners and donor governments, remembers the life and work of Sadako Ogata, former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), who led the agency from 1991 to 2000.
