Field of work and experience
Alfredo Zamudio is mission director for the center´s work in Chile. Alfredo is originally from Chile and has lived in Norway since 1976. From 2016 until 2022 he was the director for the Nansen Center. He has an extensive experience from humanitarian and human rights work, from positions such as director for the Internal Displacement Monitoring Center 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 and with the Norwegian Red Cross in Colombia. In 2010 he was awarded the Order of Timor-Leste by president José Ramos-Horta, for his contribution to the humanitarian response to the country. Alfredo holds a master's degree from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.