BROWN BAG LUNCHEONS
As a part of our mission statement to encourage and promote the next generation of leaders, WFPG holds brown bag luncheons and rountables throughout the year to provide programming accessible to a wider audience and to continue to highlight women and expand the foreign policy dialogue.
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Senior Job Opportunities in United Nations Peace Operations
June 12, 2017 | Washington, DC

Kristina Koch, The UN Department of Field Support
Co-sponsored by Women In International Security and UN Peace Operations
Moderated by WFPG President Patricia Ellis
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2016: Where Do You Start? Careers in International Affairs
August 11, 2016 | Washington, DC

Dawn Calabia, Consultant
Sandra Pepera, National Democratic Institute
Ambassador Linda Jewell, Foreign Service, Retired
Andi Gitow, UN Information Center, Washington, DC
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The Central African Republic: The Situation
on the Ground, Women and Peacekeeping

November 18, 2015 | Washington, DC

Barrie Freeman, United Nations, MINUSCA
Moderated by Sandra Pepera, National Democratic Institute
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2015: Where Do You Start? Careers in International Affairs
August 10, 2015 | Washington, DC
Angie Bryan, Senior Foreign Service Officer
Mariam Mansury, Institute for Inclusive Security
Stefania Piffanelli, United Nations Information Center (UNIC)
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2014: Where Do You Start? Careers in International Affairs
August 8, 2014 | Washington, DC
Dawn Calabia, Consultant
Ambassador Linda Jewell, International Student Exchange Programs
Stefania Piffanelli, United Nations Information Center (UNIC)
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Islamic Feminism: Politics and Paradoxes
August 9, 2013 | Washington, DC
Alessandra González
Moderated by WFPG Associate Director Kimberly Kahnhauser
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Moderating Extremism in Pakistan: Working with
Women and Youth to Prevent and Resolve Conflict

July 1, 2013 | Washington, DC
Mossarat Qadeem, PAIMAN Alumni Trust Executive Director
Co-sponsored by the Institute for Inclusive Security
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Women in Afghanistan: Progress and Challenges
April 15, 2013 | Washington, DC
Stephenie Foster, US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan
Moderated by WFPG President Patricia Ellis
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Why Does Measuring Gender Equality Matter for Foreign Policy?
October 5, 2012 | Washington, DC
Sarah Iqbal, World Bank Group's Women, Business and the Law project
Andria Hayes-Birchler, Millennium Challenge Corporation
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Modern Arab Women: The New Generation of the United Arab Emirates
September 7, 2012 | Washington, DC
Judith Hornok, Author and Journalist
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Burma: Political Reforms and the Impacts on Humanitarian Efforts
January 13, 2012 | Washington, DC
Lynn Yoshikawa, Refugees International
Held at FHI 360
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Famine in the Horn of Africa
August 8, 2011 | Washington, DC
Allan Jury, World Food Programme
Held at FHI 360
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Women's Political Participation in the Middle East
June 29, 2011 | Washington, DC
May Kosba, National Conference on Citizenship, Atlas Corp
Sanja Kelly, Freedom House
Moderated by Charles Dunne, Freedom House
Co-sponsored with Freedom House
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The Unofficial War in Libya: What Next for the US?
April 15, 2011 | Washington, DC
Elisabeth Bumiller, The New York Times
Held at Academy for Educational Development
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Status Report: Refugee Situation in Kyrgyzstan
August 5, 2010 | Washington, DC
Dawn Calabia, Refugees International
Maureen Lynch, Refugees International
Held at Academy for Educational Development
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The UN's Humanitarian Response to Haiti
July 19, 2010 | New York, NY
Sir John Holmes, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs
and Emergency Relief Coordinator
Co-sponsored with the Institute of International Education
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Paradise Beneath Her Feet
May 10, 2010 | Washington, DC
Isobel Coleman,Council on Foreign Relations
Hosted by The World Bank
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Delivering Clean Water to Haiti
March 24, 2010 | Washington, DC
Greg Allgood, Ambassador Sally Cowal, and Eric Mintz on corporate, NGO, and US government relief and recovery efforts
Sponsored by Corporate Advisory Council Member Procter & Gamble
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Women Lead the Way
October 5, 2009 | Washington, DC
March 18, 2010 | New York, NY

Hon. Linda Tarr-Whelan, Author and Former Ambassador to
the UN Commission on the Status of Women
Co-sponsored with the Institute of International Education in New York
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Leadership at a Time of Economic Crisis: The Role of Women
May 4, 2009 | Washington, DC
Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Beth Brooke, Joanna Barsh, and Ambassador Melanne Verveer on women as key economic agents during economic crises and the importance of women's empowerment
Co-sponsored with The World Bank Group's Private Sector Leaders Forum
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Human Rights of Women in Egypt
March 16, 2009 | Washington, DC
Mona Zulficar, Vice Chair
UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
Held at Academy for Educational Development