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Reflections of a Senior African-American Diplomat on the Global Importance of the Black Lives Matter Movement

  • 17 Jun 2020
  • 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
  • Online

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Virtual Discussion

Reflections of a Senior African-American Diplomat on the Global Importance of the Black Lives Matter Movement 


with

Amb. Harry K. Thomas Jr.

Kissinger Senior Fellow, Yale Jackson Institute for Global Affairs

Former US State Department’s Diplomat

in Residence at Arizona State University 2013-14


Schedule

Wednesday, June 17, 2020 | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm

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Zoom Meeting

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Speaker Bio

Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr.

Ambassador Harry K. Thomas Jr. is a Senior Fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and a Senior Strategic Engagement Leader at Special Operations Command. He served as ambassador to Zimbabwe (2016-2018), the Philippines (2010-2013) and Bangladesh (2003-2005). He retired in March 2018 with the rank of Career Minister after more than three decades in the Foreign Service. Ambassador Thomas also served as Executive Secretary and Special Assistant to Secretary Rice, Director General of the Foreign Service, Director for South Asia at the National Security Council and Director of the Operations Center.

Ambassador Thomas speaks Spanish, Hindi, and Bangla. He is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and holds a master’s degree from Columbia University. He was the Commencement Speaker at Holy Cross and Loyola University. He is a Trustee of the College of the Holy Cross, the American Academy of Diplomacy, Care for the Homeless and, Chairperson of Winter4Kids and is a former Northern Virginia Swimming Official.


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