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Tom Wilmott Sloper<br />
1948-1965<br />
Mr Tom Willmott Sloper served as a member of the Standing Commission from August 1948<br />
until October 1965, having been re-elected in both August 1952 and November 1957. Mr<br />
Sloper first began working for the Movement in 1945 when he joined the Brazilian Red Cross<br />
as a Member of the National Board of the Finance Commission. He rose quickly to become<br />
the Vice-President and then President of his National Society. Internationally, he has been<br />
involved in the work of the Movement. Whilst working at the Standing Commission, he took<br />
part in discussions about the Fundamental Principles and played an active role in the<br />
development of the Movement. His extensive knowledge of the Movement and of its leaders<br />
enabled him to play a key role in delicate negotiations on subjects of lasting importance such<br />
as the statutes of the Movement. For many years, he was also a Member of the Finance<br />
Commission of the League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. He received the Henry<br />
Dunant medal in 1985. 43<br />
43 Standing Commission<br />
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