Almost a decade ago, Ken Bacon picked up the Refugees International reins from me. My objective, drawing on RI's experience with Indochinese refugees, had been to take our early warning voice worldwide.
But it was under Ken's leadership, that RI's voice in the media and via the RI website resounded, becoming the leading voice for displaced people around the world. And it was Ken who built RI into a wider-stanced, more durable organization.