Meeting

A Term Member Discussion on Global LGBTQ+ Rights and Foreign Policy

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

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Speakers

Mira Patel

Former Biden-Harris Transition Team; Former CFR Term Member

Kimahli Powell

Executive Director, Rainbow Railroad

Presider

Jenna H. Ben-Yehuda

President and Chief Executive Officer, Truman National Security Project; Former CFR Term Member; CFR Member

Panelists discuss global LGBTQ+ rights, and LGBTQ+ policy as a key component of international human rights and U.S. foreign policy.

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