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SUMMARY: How Disability Inclusion Drives U.S. Foreign Policy.  In conversat
 ion with U.S. Department of State Special Advisor Sara Minkara
DESCRIPTION: On November 25th\, from 12:20 to 1:30pm in WCC 1015\, HPOD\, a
 long with Harvard Law School’s Human Rights Program and Disabled Law Studen
 ts Association\, will welcome Sara Minkara (HKS MPP ’14)\, the U.S. Departm
 ent of State’s Special Advisor on International Disability Rights\, back to
  the Harvard campus for a conversation about her current priorities as she 
 leads the Department’s […]
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html: <p>On <strong>November 25th</strong>\, from <
 strong>12:20 to 1:30pm</strong> in <strong>WCC 1015</strong>\, HPOD\, along
  with Harvard Law School's Human Rights Program and Disabled Law Students A
 ssociation\, will welcome <strong>Sara Minkara</strong> (HKS MPP '14)\, the
  U.S. Department of State's <a href="https://www.state.gov/biographies/sara
 -minkara/">Special Advisor on International Disability Rights</a>\, back to
  the Harvard campus for a conversation about her current priorities as she 
 leads the Department's efforts to promote and protect the rights of persons
  with disabilities internationally. She recently played a vital role in org
 anizing the first-ever G7 ministerial meeting on disability and inclusion\,
  resulting in the <a href="https://www.g7disabilityinclusion.it/la-carta-di
 -solfagnano/">Solfagnano Charter</a>\, which aims to guide the G7 countries
 ' efforts to advance disability rights both domestically and abroad.</p><p>
 A proud Lebanese-American Muslim woman\, Minkara acquired her disability at
  the age of 7\, and has since dedicated her time and talents to <a href="ht
 tps://www.fordfoundation.org/news-and-stories/videos/disability-demands-jus
 tice/disability-is-an-asset-featuring-sara-minkara-empowerment-through-inte
 gration/">prove that disability is an asset</a> and to empower others to do
  the same. Minkara has advised and addressed numerous academic\, government
 \, inter-governmental\, and policy groups on issues related to disability\,
  inclusion\, adaptive leadership and social entrepreneurship across 5 conti
 nents. She has been recognized for her many contributions through appointme
 nts and awards\, including honors and recognitions from the <a href="https:
 //www.forbes.com/profile/sara-minkara/?sh=3ef44abf5bc2">Forbes 30 Under 30<
 /a>\, <a href="https://fellows.echoinggreen.org/fellow/sara-minkara/">Echoi
 ng Green</a>\, the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v
 =-WRDT5D7Y_4&feature=emb_title">Harvard Kennedy School</a>\, <a href="https
 ://www.halcyonhouse.org/halcyon-incubator/fellows/sara-minkara/">Halcyon Ho
 use</a>\, and the <a href="https://vitalvoices.exposure.co/vital-voices-100
 -women-using-their-power-to-empowernbsp">Vital Voices “100 Women Using Thei
 r Power to Empower”</a> retrospective.</p><p>ASL interpretation will be pro
 vided. Lunch from <a href="https://www.salonikigreek.com/">Saloniki</a> wil
 l also be provided with advance registration.</p>
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Speaker/Panel
LOCATION:WCC\; 1015 Classroom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Juliet Bowler":MAILTO:jbowler@law.harvard.edu
URL;VALUE=URI:https://hls.harvard.edu/events/how-disability-inclusion-drive
 s-u-s-foreign-policy-in-conversation-with-u-s-department-of-state-special-a
 dvisor-sara-minkara/
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