Foreign Affairs Symposium: Georges C. Benjamin

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The Foreign Affairs Symposium hosts Georges C. Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association. This year's symposium explores "Shattered Reality: Reimagining the Future."

Benjamin has been the executive director of the American Public Health Association — the nation's oldest and largest organization of public health professionals — for the past twenty years. In that role, he has championed preventative care and fought to expand health care access to all Americans. As former secretary of health of Maryland, he also oversaw the expansion of coverage and improvement of the state's Medicaid program.

Benjamin has authored more than 100 scientific articles and served as the publisher of the American Journal of Public Health, the profession's premier scientific publication. In 2008, 2014, and 2016, he was named one of the top 25 minority executives in health care by Modern Healthcare Magazine, in addition to being voted among the 100 most influential people in health care from 2007 to 2017. In April 2016, President Barack Obama appointed Benjamin to the National Infrastructure Advisory Council, a council that advises the president on how best to assure the security of the nation's critical infrastructure.

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This event is co-sponsored by the International Studies Program and the SNF Agora Institute. Thank you to our other sponsors: the Parents Fund, the President's Office, and the Alumni Association.