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Stephen Kavanagh for INTERPOL Secretary General 2024: Innovation, Impact, Integrity and Inclusivity
Foreword by the United Kingdom Prime Minister
The United Kingdom is pleased to nominate
Mr Stephen Kavanagh as our candidate
for Secretary General of INTERPOL.
Stephen Kavanagh has the experience,
skills and knowledge to lead INTERPOL in
its mission to fight international crime and
make the world a safer place. And he has
the vision and strategic thinking to do so in
a world where the challenges we face as a
global community are constantly evolving.
Stephen Kavanagh has
“ the
experience, skills and
knowledge to lead INTERPOL in
its mission to fight international
crime and make the world a
safer place.”
Stephen’s record speaks for itself:
» He is an innovative leader, a committed
collaborator, and a strategic thinker
who can draw on his experience
in international, regional, and local
policing to preserve global safety.
» He has long been a respected leader
in UK policing and offers a peerless
breadth of international crime-stopping
experience, across more than 30 years
of law enforcement leadership.
» He has worked tirelessly to lead operations in
all corners of the world: from Argentina to Italy,
Nigeria to South Korea, Australia to India.
» His leadership on INTERPOL’s priority
global crime programmes—Cyber,
Counter Terrorism, Organised and
Emerging Crime, and Financial
Crime—has led to criminal activity
being disrupted around the globe.
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Stephen also recognises why INTERPOL’s
unique global reach—and its strong
and trusted leadership—have never
been more important. Criminal threats
span borders and jurisdictions whilst
criminal business models capitalise on
weaknesses in systems for international
cooperation and information sharing. Too
many lives and livelihoods continue to
be devastated by international crime.
The United Kingdom is world renowned
as a champion of security, integrity,
and the rule of law. We are dedicated
to the safety of the people we serve,
both in the UK and as a member of the
global community. We are proud of the
contribution our world class policing
expertise makes to keeping the world a