Jan Beagle

Jan Margaret Beagle is a New Zealand diplomat who has been serving as the Director-General of the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) since 2020.

[2] Earlier in her career, Beagle held the position of Deputy Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS,[3] known as UNAIDS.

Beagle holds a master's degree with first class honours in History and International Relations from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

[5] Beginning her career in the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs, including as a delegate to the United Nations in New York,[4] Beagle worked across the peace and security, human rights, development, management and gender sectors.

[9] In May 2018, she launched the organization's screening system to prevent former employees guilty of sexual misconduct from finding new jobs with its agencies or other charities.