STATE DEPARTMENT BRIEFING
US Priorities at the 71st UN General Assembly:
Collective Action and Shared Responsibility

Bathsheba N. Crocker, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations
Co-sponsored by the Institute of International Education

 

New York, NY—On September 23, 2016, Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations Bathsheba Crocker addressed WFPG members and guests on US Priorities at the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly. Crocker discussed the Obama administrations’ legacy and their three top priorities for the year: humanitarian response, peace and security, and countering terrorism and violent extremism. The discussion was moderated by WFPG President Patricia Ellis and co-sponsored by the Institute of International Education.



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Allan Goodman, President of the Institute of International Education, welcomes guests

 
WFPG President Patricia Ellis introduces
Assistant Secretary Bathsheba Crocker

 

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Assistant Secretary Bathsheba Crocker

 
Betsy Glans and Linda Anne Scott with WFPG Board Member Stephenie Foster

 

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Patricia Ellis opens the Q&A

 
Ambassador Chulamanee Chartsuwan, DPR of
Thailand to the United Nations
 

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Gillian Sorensen asks a question

 
Valerie Biden Owens during the Q&A

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Patricia Ellis and Bathsheba Crocker

 
Christen Broecker participates in discussion