SIPA Lecture Series: Conversations with Stacy Bernard Davis
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| Venue: | FIU-MMC-SIPA II - Room 103 |
Why Holocaust Issues Matter for U.S. Foreign Policy
10 AM - 11:15 AM
U.S. failures during the Holocaust prompted the creation of international norms and organizations that have subsequently guided the nation’s foreign policy. Advocating for Holocaust survivors and their heirs, ensuring accurate Holocaust education and commemoration, and countering antisemitism in all its forms are high priorities for the U.S. government. Join us for a discussion about how the Office of the Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues continues to pursue a measure of justice for Holocaust survivors.
Religious Freedom as a Fundamental Human Right
1 PM – 2 PM
Religious freedom, as a fundamental freedom indivisible from other human rights, is a core good in and of itself and helps forge a more peaceful, stable and secure world. Religious actors, institutions and faith-based organizations can influence society and action at all levels, and the U.S. aims to engage with all these actors as appropriate.
Lunch and Informal Discussion on U.S. Department of State Careers
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
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Guest Speaker
Stacy Bernard Davis is the Deputy Envoy for Holocaust Issues at the U.S. Department of State. Previously, she was Deputy Director of the Office of International Religious Freedom, Unit Chief for Europe and Eurasia, and Senior Advisor to the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism. She joined the religious freedom office in 2011 and worked with the Ambassadors at Large for International Religious Freedom and the Special Envoys to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism to advance U.S. foreign policy to promote religious freedom and combat antisemitism and religious discrimination in Europe. She spent the first part of her career in the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, working on defense trade, nuclear nonproliferation, supporting the UN Special Commission on Iraq, and developing antipersonnel landmine policy and supporting weapons remediation. She graduated from Cornell University and holds a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.
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Co-sponsors:
- Ruth K. & Shepard Broad Distinguished Lecture Series
- Dorothea Green Lecture Series
- Department of Politics & International Relations
- Department of Religious Studies
- European & Eurasian Studies Program
- Hillel at FIU
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