Where
This is an online event. Please go to: https://interactive.america.gov/afghanistan-resettlement/ for the live stream.
Contact
The Office of Public LiaisonU.S. Department of State, Bureau of Global Public Affairs
Afghanistan Resettlement Stakeholders Town Hall
The U.S. Department of State cordially invites you to join a virtual Town Hall for Afghanistan Resettlement Stakeholders on November 9 at 1:30 p.m. ET.
The event will provide the growing community of Americans working to support the resettlement of our Afghan allies with updates on Operation Allies Welcome, information from key supporting partners, and an overview of opportunities for individuals, communities, and organizations to help welcome our new neighbors.
The event will be hosted by the Assistant Secretary for Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Ambassador Donald Lu, and will include remarks from Operation Allies Welcome Coordinator Governor Jack Markell, Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Uzra Zeya, Ambassador Tracey Jacobson from the Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts (CARE), Senior Bureau Official for the Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration, Nancy Izzo Jackson and representatives from key external partners.
The panel discussion will feature the following speakers:
Under Secretary Uzra Zeya, Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights
Governor Jack Alan Markell, Coordinator for Operation Allies Welcome
Ambassador Tracy Ann Jacobson, Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts
Ambassador Donald Lu, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
Nancy Izzo Jackson, SBO Population, Refugees, and Migration
Nazanin Ash, CEO Welcome.us
Sher Jan Ahmadzai, Chair of Afghan American Foundation Board & Director Center for Afghanistan Studies at The University of Nebraska at Omaha
Shawn VanDiver, Afghan Evac Coalition