Overcoming Stress and Trauma
BUILD YOUR CAREER
December 8, 2020 | Online
Overcoming Stress and Trauma: Build Your Resiliency in the Age of COVID-19
Elizabeth A. Stanley, Mindfulness-Based Mind Fitness Training

YPN Holiday Trivia
YOUNG PROFESSIONAL NETWORK HOLIDAY HAPPY HOUR
December 3, 2020 | Online
Holiday Foreign Policy Trivia
BUILD YOUR CAREER
November 17, 2020 | Simulation
Diplomatic Toolbox: Multilateral Negotiations
Dr. Rebecca E. Webber Guadiosi, Former Diplomat and Scientist
Jimena Leiva-Roesch, International Peace Institute
Ye-Min Wu, Singapore Mission to the WTO

Non-profit and Government Career Fair
BUILD YOUR CAREER
November 13, 2020 | Online
Government and Nonprofit Career Forum
Bethany Aquilina Brez, Millennium Challenge Corporation
Lauren Catipon, US Department of Energy
Sandra Pepera, National Democratic Institute
Dr. Sarah Yerkes, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

BUILD YOUR CAREER
November 10, 2020 | Webinar
Diplomatic Toolbox: Multilateral Negotiations
Dr. Rebecca E. Webber Guadiosi, Former Diplomat and Scientist
Jimena Leiva-Roesch, International Peace Institute
Ye-Min Wu, Singapore Mission to the WTO

BUILD YOUR CAREER
October 29, 2020 | Online
Building Strategic Power through Exchanges
Hosted by the Department of State

YOUNG PROFESSIONAL NETWORK HAPPY HOUR
October 8, 2020 | Online
Vice Presidential Debate Discussion
BEYOND THE HEADLINES
October 7, 2020 | Online
Protecting Displaced Women and Girls Amidst a Pandemic:
Creative Strategies, New Priorities, and Resilience

Shoko Arakaki,
UNFPA, Geneva

Beatrice Ndanu, Gender Based Violence Officer, Nairobi
April Pham, OCHA, New York
Moderator: Devon Cone, Refugees International

BUILD YOUR CAREER
September 30, 2020 | Online
Mindful Connections and Virtual Communication
Scott Morgan, Communications Expert
Co-sponsored with WIIS
YOUNG PROFESSIONAL NETWORK CAREER CHAT
September 17, 2020 | Online
Should I Go to Law School?
BUILD YOUR CAREER
August 10, 2020 | Online
Transitions and Taking a Leap: Switching Sectors and Leveraging your Contacts
Barrie Freeman, United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office
Reta Jo Lewis, The German Marshall Fund
Wanida Lewis, Environment360
Wenchi Yu, VIPKid
Moderator: Chantal de Jonge Oudraat, Women In International Security
Co-sponsored with WIIS
AUTHOR SERIES
July 21, 2020 | Online
How to Lose the Information War: Russia, Fake News, and the Future of Conflict
Nina Jankowicz, Author of How to Lose the Information War
Moderator: Ellen Nakashima, National Security Reporter, Washington Post
BUILD YOUR CAREER
July 16, 2020 | Online
Federal Service: Navigating Applications and Landing Your First Job
Jennifer Hawkins, USAID

Erin McGown, Department of Justice
Lindsay Rodman, Leadership Council for Women in National Security
Sharon Swabb, George Washington University’s Elliott School
Moderator: Kim Kahnhauser Freeman, Women's Foreign Policy Group
Co-sponsored with WIIS and the Robertson Foundation for Government
YOUNG PROFESSIONAL NETWORK VIRTUAL CAREER CHAT
July 9, 2020 | Online
Real Talk, Grad School Edition
AUTHOR SERIES
July 8, 2020 | Online
The Power of Diplomacy and Importance of Protocol
Ambassador Capricia Penavic Marshall, Author of Protocol
Ambassador Dina Kawar, Ambassador of Jordan to the US
Ambassador Audrey Marks, Ambassador of Jamaica to the US
Welcome by Ambassador Cathy Russell, WFPG Board Co-Chair
FOREIGN POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY
June 30, 2020 | Online
Combating Misinformation in Times of Crisis
H.E. Audrey Tang, Digital Minister, Taiwan

Meredith Broussard, Author and NYU Associate Professor
Hibah Kamal-Grayson, Public Policy Lead, Civics and Social Impact, Google
Moderator: Amy Studdart, Senior Advisor for Digital Diplomacy, IRI
BUILD YOUR CAREER
June 16, 2020 | Online
Job-Search Toolkit: Interviews, Salary Negotiation, and Getting Your Foot in the Door
Sarah Bruno, Public Leadership Education Network

Min Kyriannis, Jaros, Baum & Bolles
Nancy Lubin, JNA Associates
Moderator: Chantal de Jonge Oudraat, Women In International Security
Co-sponsored with WIIS
YOUNG PROFESSIONAL NETWORK VIRTUAL CAREER CHAT
June 11, 2020 | Online
Advocating for yourself in the workplace: When and how to speak up
Theresa Loar, WFPG Board of Directors Co-chair

Allison Ford, WFPG Board of Directors executive committee
Moderator: Kristen Folkerts, WFPG DC YP Network Co-chair
BUILD YOUR CAREER
May 20, 2020 | Online
Virtual Networking and Video Interviews - How Has the Job Hunt Changed?
Clarissa Balatan, World Resources Institute

Alyssa Best, Career Coach
Nadia Crevecoeur, Deloitte Analyst
Moderator: Kim Kahnhauser Freeman
Co-sponsored with WIIS
BEYOND THE HEADLINES
May 6, 2020 | Online
COVID-19's Long Shadow: National and Global Security Challenges
Samantha Vinograd, CNN National Security Analyst

Carmen Medina, Former CIA Deputy Director of Intelligence
Karen Monaghan, KJM Analytics
Miyeon Oh, Atlantic Council
Moderator: Jennifer Griffin, Fox News
BUILD YOUR CAREER
April 28, 2020 | Online
The Dos and Don’ts of Seeking Political Appointment
Mona Sutphen, Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
Moderator: Lindsay Rodman, Leadership Council for Women in National Security
Co-sponsored with LC-WINS, Diversity in National Security Network, Gender Champions, #natsecgirlsquad, Women of Color Advancing Peace and Security, and WIIS
GLOBAL AFFAIRS CAREER FORUM
April 23, 2020 | Online
Co-sponsored with New York University
YOUNG PROFESSIONAL NETWORK ROUNDTABLE
April 2, 2020 | Online
Gillian Apfel, Foreign Service Officer, US Embassy in Rome, Italy
BEYOND THE HEADLINES
March 23, 2020 | Washington, DC
Coronavirus: A Threat to Health, Wealth & Security
Anna Ashton, US-China Business Council

Rear Admiral Susan Blumenthal MD MPA, New America
Miyeon Oh, Atlantic Council
Stephanie Segal, CSIS
Eileen Drage O'Reilly, Axios
BEYOND THE HEADLINES
March 6, 2020 | Washington, DC
Seeking Asylum in the EU: Women and Children Struggling to Survive in Lesbos
Devon Cone, Refugees International

Moderator: Kim Kahnhauser Freeman, WFPG Executive Director
Co-sponsored with the Keough School of Global Affairs
BEYOND THE HEADLINES
February 13, 2020 | New York, NY
Escalation, Deterrence, and Brinkmanship: A Conversation on Iran
Laura Hickey, Deputy Consul General of the United Kingdom in New York

Anne Gueguen, Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations
Samantha Vinograd, CNN National Security Analyst and WFPG Board Member
Moderator: Kim Kahnhauser Freeman, WFPG Executive Director
ANNUAL DC MENTORING FORUM
February 5, 2020 | Washington, DC
Co-sponsored with the George Washington University Career Center