National Archives Foundation: 11th Annual McGowan Forum on Women in Leadership: Women in Foreign Service

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Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 16:00
End Date/Time: 
Thursday, April 19, 2018 - 18:00
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Date: Thursday, April 19, 2018
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: William G. McGowan Theater, Washington, DC

Women have excelled in Foreign Service and had an important diplomatic impact for our nation. Tonight, we welcome leaders in the field including ambassadors, diplomats, and academics—who will discuss their experiences, explore critical viewpoints, and offer advice to young women entering the field of American Foreign Service. Moderated by journalist and author Cokie Roberts, panelists include Ambassador Melanne Verveer, Executive Director, Georgetown University’s Institute for Women, Peace & Security; Susan Rockwell Johnson, President of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training; Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Distinguished Resident Fellow in African Studies at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University; and Fay Hartog-Levin, Distinguished Fellow, Chicago Council on Global Affairs.

Visit www.archivesfoundation.org/event/mcgowan-forum-women-in-foreign-service for details on how to attend in person or sign up for the event livestream.