James N. Purcell Jr. led American and international refugee and migration programs, serving as director of the US State Department's Bureau for Refugee Programs and director genera...ver maisJames N. Purcell Jr. led American and international refugee and migration programs, serving as director of the US State Department's Bureau for Refugee Programs and director general of the Geneva-based International Organization for Migration for most of his career, since 1979. Today he lives in Maryland and works with humanitarian groups.ver menos