French Ambassador for Global Health; Chair of the Executive Board, Unitaid
Anne-Claire Amprou has been France’s Ambassador for Global Health since 2022 and Chair of the Unitaid Executive Board since early 2026, having been elected to the role in December 2025. A key figure in international health diplomacy, she played a decisive role in the adoption of the WHO Pandemic Agreement at the World Health Assembly in May 2025, first as France’s negotiator and then as co-chair of the intergovernmental negotiations. She represents France on the boards of major initiatives including the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, and the Pandemic Fund. She began her career as a hospital director, later serving as Deputy Director-General for Health, including on the Ebola task force, and as Director-General of Universcience, before leading France’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. She is a graduate of the École Nationale d’Administration, Sciences Po, the École des Hautes Études en Santé Publique and McGill University.
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