Chief of Mission and Regional Response Coordinator - Gianluca Rocco

Gianluca Rocco after completing his studies in International Law and having served with the United Nations in Africa, in 1997 joined the OSCE working on Election issues in the Western Balkans.

At the end of 1999, he joined IOM, with whom he has served in Serbia, Belgium, Jordan Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Greece working as Programme Manager, Head of Implementation of Management Services, Senior Regional Return Policy Officer, Chief of Mission and Regional Coordinator for the Western Balkans. Since 2016, he has been working as Regional Response Coordinator in IOM Greece.

During his professional career, Mr. Rocco has worked on assisting different government institutions with capacity-building and technical cooperation activities as well as on issues related to border management, refugees, asylum seekers, assisted voluntary return, counter-trafficking, de-radicalization and migrants’ rights. Since 2006 he has also worked on Security Sector Reform, contributing to the development of Organization’s cooperation with NATO. Mr. Rocco has 18 years of experience in the South East Europe region. From November 2017 he is also the Chief of IOM Greece Mission.

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