From: Anna von Wendorff <[email protected]> Countering Violent Extremism
A Lecture by Under Secretary Dr. Sarah Sewall February 25th 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Bechtel Conference Center, Encina Hall Stanford in Government (SIG) and the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CCDRL) invite you to a talk from Under Secretary Dr. Sarah Sewall on countering violent extremism and the U.S. Government’s approach for preventing the spread and emergence of terrorist threats. Drawing on recent travel to Indonesia, India, and Egypt, the Under Secretary will describe the role of outside actors and government in this approach, including women, youth, religious leaders, businesses, and researchers. She will also elaborate on new steps the U.S. Government is taking to intensify its efforts around the world. Click to RSVP: http://cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu/events/registration/220513 Dr. Sarah Sewall is the Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights at the U.S. State Department. She also serves concurrently as the Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues. Dr. Sewall previously taught at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, where she served as Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and directed the Program on National Security and Human Rights. At the Kennedy School, she launched the MARO (Mass Atrocities Response Operations Project) to assist the U.S. military with contingency planning to protect civilians from large-scale violence. You can read more about her work here. Stanford in Government (SIG) is a nonpartisan, student-led affiliate of the Haas Center for Public Service. SIG is one of many Cardinal Quarter efforts on campus. Check out others at haas.stanford.edu/cardinal-service/cardinal-quarter. -- Liberationtech is public & archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at [email protected].
