Dante Licona

​Senior Social Media Officer, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC)

​Dante is currently a Senior Social Media Officer, at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) where he oversees the global social media strategy for the organization. Prior to joining IFRC, he was part of the social media team at the WHO, with an emphasis on making health information shareable, understandable and useful. He has also worked for the Mexican government in various capacities, including as strategic communications advisor in the National Security Council, Director of Analysis at the Presidential speech unit, and communications officer at the Mexican Mission to the United Nations in Geneva. He studied political science and International Security and is a self-described political junkie obsessed with #DigitalDiplomacy and the power of social media. You can follow him on Twitter: @Dante_Licona.

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