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Date and Location

September 15, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Rubenstein Building - R-229 Carr Conference Room

Contact

617-495-8629
Get to know the Carr-Ryan Center senior Human Rights and Foreign Policy fellows

Considering a career in human rights or foreign policy? Here's a unique opportunity to connect with Senior Fellows Maggie Dougherty, Kelly Fay Rodriguez, Desirée Cormier Smith, and Jessica Stern – four distinguished leaders whose experience spans presidential administrations, multilateral diplomacy, racial justice, and LGBTQI+ rights. Please join us for coffee, tea, and cookies to meet and greet the inaugural Human Rights and Foreign Policy fellows at the Carr-Ryan Center! Please note: this event is open to students only.

Speakers and Presenters

Desirée Cormier Smith, Inaugural U.S. Special Representative for Racial Equity and Justice at the U.S. State Department.;
Jessica Stern, Former U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons at the U.S. State Department;
Kelly Fay Rodriguez, Former Special Representative for International Labor Affairs at the U.S. State Department.;
Maggie Dougherty, Former Senior Director for International Organizations, National Security Council

Organizer

Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights