Somali Ambassador to the United States, Ahmed Isse Awad and Deputy Assistant Secretary, Shannon Smith
Date and time
Location
Intercultural Center (ICC), Room 462
Georgetown University 3700 O Street NW Washington, DC 20057Description
Please join Georgetown University's African Studies Program and the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, for an off-the record talk with Somalia Ambassador Ahmed Isse Awad and Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of African Affairs Shannon Smith!
Tuesday December 1st, 2015
1:00pm - 2:30pm
ICC 462
Ambassador Awad was born in Garowe, and left Somalia shortly after civil war broke out in 1991. He is an alumnus of the Executive Masters in Managing Peace and Security in Africa (MPSA), a flagship program of the Institute for Peace and Security Studies. Prior to his appointment, Awad worked for the United Nations in South Sudan.
Shannon Smith, Ph.D., was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of African Affairs in May 2013. Prior to joining the State Department, she served as the senior policy adviser for Africa and global health for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee from 2007 to 2013 under Chairmen Biden, Kerry, and Menendez and managed additional issues including peacekeeping and food security.