▁a ▁general ▁director ▁and ▁five ▁direct ors ▁in ▁the ▁areas ▁of ▁" Oper ations ", ▁" H uman ▁Resources ", ▁" Resources ▁and ▁Oper ational ▁Support ", ▁" Comm unic ation ", ▁and ▁" Intern ational ▁Law ▁and ▁Co operation ▁within ▁the ▁Mov ement ". ▁The ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Director ate ▁are ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Assembly ▁to ▁serve ▁for ▁four ▁years . ▁The ▁Assembly , ▁consisting ▁of ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Committee , ▁conven es ▁on ▁a ▁regular ▁basis ▁and ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁defining ▁a ims , ▁gu idel ines , ▁and ▁strateg ies ▁and ▁for ▁super vis ing ▁the ▁financial ▁matters ▁of ▁the ▁Committee . ▁The ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Assembly ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁as ▁a ▁whole . ▁Furthermore , ▁the ▁Assembly ▁elect s ▁a ▁five - member ▁Assembly ▁Council ▁which ▁has ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁decide ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁full ▁Assembly ▁in ▁some ▁matters . ▁The ▁Council ▁is ▁also ▁responsible ▁for ▁organ izing ▁the ▁Assembly ▁meet ings ▁and ▁for ▁facil it ating ▁communication ▁between ▁the ▁Assembly ▁and ▁the ▁Director ate . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁Gene va ' s ▁location ▁in ▁the ▁French - spe aking ▁part ▁of ▁Switzerland , ▁the ▁IC RC ▁usually ▁acts ▁under ▁its ▁French ▁name ▁Comité ▁international ▁de ▁la ▁Cro ix - R ou ge ▁( C IC R ). ▁The ▁official ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁IC RC ▁is ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁on ▁white ▁background ▁with ▁the ▁words ▁" COM ITE ▁IN TER N ATION AL ▁G EN E VE " ▁cir cling