Ms. Katherine Zimmerman, Fellow, American Enterprise Institute - Katherine Zimmerman is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), where she focuses on the global Salafi-jihadi movement and counterterrorism. She also studies the al Qaeda network and related trends in the Middle East and Africa, including al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and Yemen, al Shabaab in Somalia,… … Read More
Dr. Joseph Sany, Vice President, Africa Center, US Institute of Peace - Dr. Joseph Sany is vice president of the newly established Africa Center at USIP, and has been working at the forefront of peacebuilding with civil society, governments, businesses, and international organizations in Africa for over 20 years. In his most recent role at FHI 360, a non-profit development organization, Dr.… … Read More
Ambassador Carey Cavanaugh, Professor, Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce, University of Kentucky - Ambassador Carey Cavanaugh came to the Patterson School following a Foreign Service career centered on conflict resolution, political-military affairs, and humanitarian issues. In addition to Washington assignments in the State Department, Pentagon, and on Capitol Hill, he served in Berlin, Moscow, Tbilisi, Rome, and Bern. In 1992, he led the… … Read More
Ambassador Richard LeBaron, Senior Fellow, The Atlantic Council - Ambassador Richard LeBaron is currently a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council in Washington. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of Global Ties, the umbrella organization that supports the work of local international visitor councils. Ambassador LeBaron will discuss some of the practical progress made in… … Read More