{"id":8957,"date":"2024-10-14T09:29:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T09:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/blogs\/?page_id=8957"},"modified":"2024-10-14T09:30:59","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T09:30:59","slug":"8957-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/blogs\/blog-authors\/8957-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Sam Jefferies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||2px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/10\/Sam-Jefferies-June-2024-circle.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;author name&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Sam Jefferies June 2024 (circle)&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;200px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; border_radii=&#8221;on|50%|50%|50%|50%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||40px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1><span>Sam Jefferies<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><strong>UNHCR Head of the Biometrics Identity and Interoperability Unit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sam Jefferies is Head of the Biometrics Identity and Interoperability Unit at the UN Refugee Agency\u2019s Global Data Service, a headquarters site in Copenhagen, Denmark. 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