British actress Julia Ormond has appeared in many films including Legends of the Fall, Sabrina, and Smilla’s Sense of Snow.

As an activist, Ormond has been engaged with fighting human trafficking since the mid-1990s, and has recently partnered with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. She is also an advocate for Transatlantic Partners Against AIDS, which attempts to raise awareness about AIDS in Russia and Ukraine, and is founding co-chair of FilmAid International.

On December 2, 2005, Julia Ormond was appointed as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador by Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa. During her service, Ms. Ormond has made a focus on anti-human trafficking initiatives, raising awareness about this modern form of slavery and promoting efforts to combat it.

In her capacity as ambassador, Ormond has appeared as council to the United States House of Representatives, Commitee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, and has traveled across nations of the world, participating as ambassador.

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