Amber Barth is the Director of the ILO Office for the United States and Canada, where she leads efforts to advance strategic relations and policy advocacy. She is responsible for developing and managing high-impact partnerships, stakeholder engagement, and communications, ensuring strong alignment with the ILO’s global priorities.
Her leadership focuses on fostering cooperation with government officials, workers’ and employers’ organizations, and the Bretton Woods Institutions. She plays a key role in legislative engagement, working closely with policymakers to integrate international labor policies into multilateral agreements, ensuring that ILO priorities remain central to discussions on economic and social governance.
Prior to this role, Ms. Barth held various senior positions with the ILO in New York and Geneva, where she provided expert guidance on policy development, led inter-agency coordination efforts, and mobilized resources to support global programs.
With extensive experience in international relations, diplomacy, stakeholder engagement, and policy advocacy, Ms. Barth continues to play a key role in positioning the ILO as a leading partner in both global and national policy discussions.
