JANM’s Burroughs Elected Chair of Amnesty International’s Global Council

Ann Burroughs, president and CEO of the Japanese American National Museum, has been named chair of Amnesty International’s Global Council, the organization’s highest decision-making body that brings together human rights leaders from over 70 countries.

“Ann has been a transformative leader of the Japanese American National Museum since joining us 2016,” said former Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta, chair of the JANM Board of Trustees.

published on August 23, 2018