Crown Princess Maxima Named U.N. Advisor

Crown Princess Maxima added another title to her long list yesterday. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon named her the U.N. Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development. She will be Ban’s representative on making financial development available to third world countries.

Reuters

In those countries, many are unable to take out a loan or even open a bank account. The U.N. is focused on changing that.

A former banker, Maxima has been a member of a U.N. board for microfinance and an accessible financial sector for a few years now, and this position displays how she is well trusted with these kinds of issues.

The Crown Princess is the second member of the Dutch royal family to be given a high position in the United Nations. Her husband, Crown Prince Willem-Alexander has been Chairman of the water and sanitation committee since 2006.

Maxima is also going to be present at the Clinton Global Initiative, and will be making a speech there later on today.