Field of work and experience
Alfredo Zamudio served as Director of the Nansen Center for Peace and Dialogue from 2016 to 2022. From 2019 to 2025, he led the Nansen Center’s work in Chile. Originally from Chile, he has lived in Norway since 1976. He has extensive experience in humanitarian response, human rights policy, and dialogue processes, having held positions such as Director of the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) in Geneva, Country Director for the Norwegian Refugee Council in Timor-Leste, and Camp Coordinator in Darfur, Sudan. He has also worked with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the Norwegian Red Cross in Colombia. In 2010, he was awarded the Order of Timor-Leste by President José Ramos-Horta in recognition of his contributions to the country’s humanitarian response. In 2024, he received Fundación Aitue’s Interculturality Award in recognition of his work promoting intercultural dialogue in Chile. Alfredo holds a master’s degree from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.