Women and the Arab Spring
U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy, and Global Women’s Issues Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian AffairsPresiding:
Senators Boxer and CaseyDate:
Wednesday, November 02, 2011Time:
02:30 PMLocation:
419 Senate Dirksen Office BuildingPanel one
The Honorable Melanne Verveer
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues
United States Department of State
Washington, DC
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues
United States Department of State
Washington, DC
Dr. Tamara Wittes
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs and Deputy Special Coordinator for Middle East Transitions
United States Department of State
Washington, DC
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs and Deputy Special Coordinator for Middle East Transitions
United States Department of State
Washington, DC
Panel two
Ms. Manal Omar
Director of Iraq, Iran, and North Africa Programs
United States Institute of Peace
Washington, DC
Director of Iraq, Iran, and North Africa Programs
United States Institute of Peace
Washington, DC
Ms. Mahnaz Afkhami
President
Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP)
Bethesda, Maryland
President
Women’s Learning Partnership (WLP)
Bethesda, Maryland
Professor Sandra Bunn-Livingstone, Esq.
President and CEO
Freedom³
Washington, DC
President and CEO
Freedom³
Washington, DC