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Burkle Forum with Assistant Secretary Goli Ameri: "The Challenges of U.S. Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century"

A joint collaboration with the U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, USAC Presidents Office, Iranian Student Group and the UCLA Burkle Center.

Monday, January 05, 2009
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
UCLA Kerckhoff Hall Grand Salon
Los Angeles, CA United States

"The Challenges of U.S. Public Diplomacy in the 21st Century"
And New Opportunities in the Digital Age

Assistant Secretary Goli Ameri leads the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), which fosters mutual understanding between people across the world and has launched a new online video contest to promote its new social networking site (http://connect.state.gov). Prior to joining the State Department, Assistant Secretary Ameri served as a Presidentially nominated Representative to the 60th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Before her UN mission in New York, she served as a Public Delegate to the 61st session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland. Ms. Ameri was born in Tehran, Iran, and completed her Bachelor of Arts in Communications and French Literature and her Master's degree in Communications at Stanford University.

Cost: Free and open to the public.

Special Instructions

Refreshments and a light lunch will be served. Parking is available in structures 6 & 8 for $9.

For more information please contact

Mr. Combiz Richard Abdolrahimi
Combiz@ucla.edu

Download File: Flyer.pdf

Sponsor(s): Burkle Center for International Relations, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs, USAC Presidents Office, and the Iranian Student Group.