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Gretchen Castle, FWCC General Secretary, steps down after eight years of service.

It’s with heavy hearts that we are sharing the news that Gretchen Castle, who has been FWCC’s General Secretary in the World Office in London since 2012, is stepping down.

Read Gretchen’s reflection on her time at FWCC to Friends worldwide.

Read the FWCC Clerk’s, letter of acknowledgement of Gretchen’s resignation.

To find the job description, and application process for the next General Secretary, see our General Secretary Search.

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