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Jan 27
Fireside Chat with Ambassador Kelley Eckels Currie
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
UGA Delta Hall

The School of Public and International Affairs and Dean Matthew R. Auer invite you to join SPIA and the UGA Washington Semester students for a Fireside Chat with Ambassador Kelley Eckels Currie.

Ambassador Currie was appointed Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues by President Trump in December 2019. She serves simultaneously as the U.S. Representative as the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women.  Prior to her appointment, she led the Department of State’s Office of Global Criminal Justice (2019) and served under Ambassador Nikki Haley as the United States’ Representative to the UN Economic and Social Council and Alternative Representative to the UN General Assembly (2017-2018).

Throughout her career in foreign policy, Ambassador Currie has specialized in human rights, political reform, development and humanitarian issues, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region. From 2009 until her appointment to the USUN leadership, she served as a Senior Fellow with the Project 2049 Institute. She has held senior policy positions with the Department of State, the U.S. Congress, and several international and non-governmental human rights and humanitarian organizations.

Ambassador Currie received a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center, and an undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs.

When

Monday
January 27, 2020
6:30 pm

Where

UGA Delta Hall
608 Massachusetts Ave NE
Washington, DC 20001

Registration for this event is currently at capacity. If you would like to be put on a waiting list, please email Kalah Mingo at [email protected]

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Date:
January 27, 2020
Time:
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
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Venue

UGA Delta Hall
608 Massachusetts Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002 United States
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