, Jan. 5 -- Today, Tirana Hassan - a social worker, lawyer, and nonprofit executive with over 20 years of experience - steps into the role of Chief Executive Officer with Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres in the United States (MSF USA).

"It's an incredibly consequential time to work in the humanitarian space," said Hassan.

"Doctors Without Borders' work in the US plays a critical role supporting the organization's medical programs all over the world. I'm looking forward to leading those efforts here and ensuring that we can continue to maintain our independence, deliver lifesaving assistance with integrity, and work with patients and the communities we assist at the center of all we do."

In deeply troubling times, MSF's ...