Bettina Tucci Bartsiotas

Bettina Tucci Bartsiotas was Assistant Secretary-General in the United Nations Department of Management's Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts and Controller of the UN.^[1][2] Prior to this appointment on 30 October 2014 by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Bartsiotas held a number of senior level positions in programme planning, budgeting and financial management.^[2]

Born in Uruguay, Bartsiotas is a United States national.^[2][3] In 1979, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Business Administration from American University, and in 1982, she received a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Investments from George Washington University.^[2] Bartsiostas has an extensive record of private and public service:

• Economic and Social Development Department, Inter-American Development Bank (Washington D.C., 1975–1980)^[2][3][4]
• Certified Public Accountant (Chevy Chase, Maryland, 1984–1992)^[2][4]
• Section Head, Programme and Resources, Department of Safeguards, International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) (Vienna, Austria, 1994–2008)^[2][3][4]
• Deputy Director and Head of Budget, Division of Financial and Administrative Management, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (New York, New York, 2008–2011)^[2][3][4]
• Chief Financial Officer and Director, Division of Budget and Finance, IAEA (Vienna, Austria, 2011–2015)^[2][3][4]

While working at the Inter-American Development Bank, she met her husband George Bartsiotas who later became a member of the UN Joint Inspection Unit.^[3][5]