LLC's Doaa Rashed and Romy Hübler Jones to represent UMBC

Dr. Renetta Tull, Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Student Development, nominated LLC Doctoral Candidates Doaa Rashed and Romy Hübler Jones to represent UMBC at a “Global Conversation: Why the UN Must Focus on Women's Leadership.” The event takes place at Barnard College in New York City on September 26, 2013 and is sponsored by the Women in Public Service Project. The project seeks to provide vital momentum to the next generation of women leaders who will invest in their countries and communities, provide leadership for their governments and societies, and help change the way global solutions are developed.

As the United Nations convenes its 68th General Assembly to tackle some of humanity's most intractable problems, panelists will explore key issues facing women today. Speakers will include:

Zainab Hawa Bangura, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict

Wafa Bugaighis, Deputy Foreign Minister, Libya

Rangita de Silva de Alwis, Director of the Women in Public Service Project and the Global Women’s Leadership Initiative at the Wilson Center

Jane Harman, Director, President and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Kimberly Marten, Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Political Science, Barnard College

Lakshmi Puri, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women

Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas, Secretary of Tourism, Mexico

Debora Spar, President of Barnard College

Melanne Verveer, Executive Director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security