History of Human Rights Policy
Senior diplomats spoke about the evolution of human rights policy at a day-long conference to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the State Department’s… read more
Senior diplomats spoke about the evolution of human rights policy at a day-long conference to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor. They spoke about U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War era, the fall of the Soviet Union and communism in Eastern Europe, to current day issues with human rights violations in China, the Middle East, and recent democratic uprisings often referred to as the “Arab Spring.” close
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Lorne W. Craner Assistant Secretary (Former) Department of State->Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs
- Paul Grove Clerk Appropriations->State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
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Tamara Cofman Wittes Deputy Assistant Secretary (Former) Department of State->Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
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Michael Posner Assistant Secretary Department of State->Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
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