France's Ballestrazzi becomes first female President of INTERPOL. New members appointed to Executive Committee as landmark General Assembly shapes global response to contemporary violence ROME, Italy -- INTERPOL's 81st General Assembly has closed with delegates electing as the new President of INTERPOL Mireille Ballestrazzi, Deputy Central Director of the French Judicial Police. Mrs Ballestrazzi said she felt a great sense of pride and joy to have been elected as the President of INTERPOL and looked forward to serving all of INTERPOL's 190 member countries in 'an unfailing spirit to promote mutual assistance and solidarity'. "I am wholly committed to the fundamental role INTERPOL must play in global police cooperation. By establishing the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation and leading other recent initiatives, INTERPOL has placed itself at the forefront of innovation which I will continue to fully support. There is no doubt that this direction will open up drastically new perspectives for INTERPOL and its member countries worldwide as we face together the challenges of today and tomorrow." The President of the Organization heads its Executive Committee and is elected by the General Assembly for a period of four years. INTERPOL Secretary General Ronald K. Noble welcomed President Ballestrazzi's appointment as another example of INTERPOL's evolution, reflecting the active role of both men and women in the international law enforcement community. "As the world's largest ...