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The Standing Commission of the Red Cross and Red Crescent and its Member Biographies updated 11 January

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Tom Wilmott Sloper<br />

1948-1965<br />

Mr Tom Willmott Sloper served as a member <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>St<strong>and</strong>ing</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> from August 1948<br />

until October 1965, having been re-elected in both August 1952 <strong>and</strong> November 1957. Mr<br />

Sloper first began working for <strong>the</strong> Movement in 1945 when he joined <strong>the</strong> Brazilian <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong><br />

as a <strong>Member</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> National Board <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Finance <strong>Commission</strong>. He rose quickly to become<br />

<strong>the</strong> Vice-President <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>n President <strong>of</strong> his National Society. Internationally, he has been<br />

involved in <strong>the</strong> work <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Movement. Whilst working at <strong>the</strong> <strong>St<strong>and</strong>ing</strong> <strong>Commission</strong>, he took<br />

part in discussions about <strong>the</strong> Fundamental Principles <strong>and</strong> played an active role in <strong>the</strong><br />

development <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Movement. His extensive knowledge <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Movement <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>its</strong> leaders<br />

enabled him to play a key role in delicate negotiations on subjects <strong>of</strong> lasting importance such<br />

as <strong>the</strong> statutes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Movement. For many years, he was also a <strong>Member</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Finance<br />

<strong>Commission</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> League <strong>of</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Cross</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Red</strong> <strong>Crescent</strong> Societies. He received <strong>the</strong> Henry<br />

Dunant medal in 1985. 45<br />

45 <strong>St<strong>and</strong>ing</strong> <strong>Commission</strong><br />

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