U.S. Diplomacy & Women's Leadership in the MENA Region

Description

Join in a discussion with distinguished women involved in U.S. diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region as they share their views on women's leadership in U.S. diplomacy, current U.S. engagement in the region, and how this will be affected by COVID-19. The conversation, moderated by Chiedo Nwankwor, director of SAIS Women Lead, will also touch upon the challenges these women faced representing the U.S. in the highest foreign policy decision-making circles in the MENA region and more.

Joining the conversation:

• Anne Patterson — former assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs from 2013 to 2017. She previously served as U.S. ambassador to Egypt until 2013 and as U.S. ambassador to Pakistan from July 2007 to October 2010.
• Deborah Jones — former U.S. ambassador to Libya. Before that, she was the U.S. ambassador to Kuwait from 2008 to 2011
• Robin L Raphel — former assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asian affairs. She later served as U.S. ambassador to Tunisia from Nov. 7, 1997 to Aug. 6, 2000.
• Kirsten Fontenrose — director of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative at the Atlantic Council and former senior director for gulf affairs at the National Security Council.

This webinar is hosted by SAIS Women Lead, the Foreign Policy Institute, the African Studies and the Middle East Studies programs at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Relations (SAIS).