STATE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING
Transitions, Revolutions, Sectarian Strife, and ISIL
Ambassador Anne Patterson, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs

Washington, DC—On October 1, 2014, Ambassador Anne Patterson, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, spoke to WFPG members and guests on "Transitions, Revolutions, Sectarian Strife and ISIL: An Inside Look into a Volatile Region." She covered the impacts of ISIL on the Middle East, the fallout from the Arab Spring and her predictions about the future of the region. The event was moderated by Karen DeYoung of The Washington Post.

 

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Assistant Secretary Anne Patterson

  

Ambassador Patterson discusses ISIL

  

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Karen DeYoung of The Washington Post
moderates the conversation with Ambassador Patterson

  

WFPG Board Member Elisabeth Bumiller of
The New York Times during Q&A

  

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WFPG Board Members Elisabeth Bumiller, Theresa Loar,
Carolyn Brehm, and Chair Ann Stock
with Karen DeYoung and Ambassador Patterson

  

WFPG Board Member Theresa Loar of CH2M Hill
asks a question
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Mimi Hassanein of Middle Eastern Advisory Group

 

WFPG Board Vice Chair Gail Leftwich Kitch

 

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