Dr. Renata Brazil-David, Director General
Dr. Renata Brazil-David assumes the position of Director General of ITSO, beginning an initial four-year term extending through July 2029.
Fifteenth Tripartite Meeting of EUTELSAT IGO, IMSO and ITSO on 25 November, 2024
The Fifteenth Tripartite Meeting of the Heads of the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT IGO), the International Mobile Satellite Organization […]
The USA Hosts ITSO at The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to Discuss Implementation of AP-41 Decisions
The Party of the United States, led by Mr. Douglas May and Mr. Stephen Duall, hosted the ITSO Secretariat at […]
Intelsat reported a service outage on the Intelsat 33e satellite
On October 19, 2024, Intelsat reported a service outage on the Intelsat 33e satellite, located at the 60ºE orbital location, which resulted in a total loss of power and service to all customers accessing that satellite.
ITSO Director General, Patrick Masambu sent a letter on October 23, to all Parties, available at:
DG Letter to Parties regarding Intelsat 33e satellite
ITSO HOLDS THE 41ST MEETING OF THE ASSEMBLY OF PARTIES; ELECTS DR. RENATA BRAZIL-DAVID AS DIRECTOR GENERAL
Washington DC, 10 October 2024 – Today, representatives from 94 Member States of the International Telecommunication Satellite Organization (ITSO) concluded their deliberations at the 41st Assembly of Parties. The meeting was held in Washington, D.C. at American University’s Washington College of Law and was chaired by Mr. Alexandru Cozma, Head of Delegation, the Party of Romania.
The Assembly, which meets once every two years, took important decisions on a number of key issues including the approval of the ITSO Strategic Plan for 2024 to 2026, Goals and Objectives through the year 2026, the Financial Budget for the Organization, the reports of two Working Groups focusing on the future resilience and sustainability of ITSO, and the selection of 11 members of the Panel of Legal Experts.
The Assembly of Parties elected Dr. Renata Brazil-David as the new Director General and CEO of ITSO for four years, effective 18 July 2025 through July 2029. Dr. Brazil-David, a citizen of Brazil, will replace Mr. Patrick Masambu, the current Director General and CEO, whose mandate will end on 17th July 2025. In addition, the Assembly of Parties decided to designate Dr. Renata Brazil-David as acting Director General/Deputy Director General in accordance with Article X (l) of the ITSO Agreement. In recognition of his exceptional leadership of ITSO during his term of office, the Assembly decided to honor Mr. Masambu with the title of Director General Emeritus to be effective from July 2025.
Dr. Renata Brazil-David
The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) is an intergovernmental Organization based in Washington, DC, with 149 Member Nations. ITSO’s role is to ensure that Intelsat S.A. provides public telecommunications services, including voice, data and video, on a global and non-discriminatory basis. Previously known as “INTELSAT”, the Organization was established in 1973 and restructured in 2001, resulting in the creation of a private entity, Intelsat, Ltd. (now called Intelsat S.A.) and the international intergovernmental organization, referred to as ITSO. For more information, visit www.itso.int.
Dr. Renata Brazil-David Elected Director General
The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) is pleased to announce that Dr. Renata Brazil-David has been elected as the new […]
25th Meeting of the ITSO Advisory Committee (IAC-25)
The TWENTY-FIFTH Meeting of the ITSO Advisory Committee (IAC-25) met at American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. […]
ITSO’S NEW DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS, DR. RENATA BRAZIL-DAVID, ASSUMES HER POST
The Director General is pleased to announce that Dr. Renata Brazil-David returned to ITSO on November 1st 2023. Dr. Brazil-David, […]
Fourteenth Tripartite Meeting of EUTELSAT IGO, IMSO and ITSO on October 19, 2023
The Fourteenth Tripartite Meeting of the Heads of the European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT IGO), the International Mobile Satellite Organization […]
THE TWENTY-FOURTH MEETING OF THE ITSO ADVISORY COMMITTEE (IAC-24)
The IAC-24 meeting was attended by 73 delegates (43 in person/30 remote) representing 22 IAC member Parties. As observers there […]
