John Coughlan, former UN Human Rights Officer, will join Ambassador Samantha Power for a discussion on the current state of the Rohingya in the Rahkine state.  

​The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy and the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs welcome Samantha Power for a discussion of her new memoir, The Education of an Idealist.  Power, who served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations from 2013 to 2017, is the Anna Lindh Professor of the Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and the William D. Zabel Professor of the Practice of Human Rights at Harvard Law School. Power will be joined in conversation with Director of the Belfer Center and former United States Secretary of Defense, Ash Carter.

The event will be followed by a book signing. Please note that while books will not be available for purchase at the event, attendees are encouraged to bring a copy for Amb. Power to sign.

Join human rights and anti-corruption activist John Prendergast and former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power for a conversation about human rights in Congo and John’s new book, Congo Stories: Battling Five Centuries of Exploitation and Greed.

JFK Jr. Forum with Ash Carter, Rachel Maddow, Jeh Johnson, Ernest Moniz, and Samantha Power. This forum event is at full capacity, but we invite you to watch a live stream of the conversation here at the event time.

Is China serious about replacing the US as the dominant power in Asia for the foreseeable future? Could Americans accept becoming No. 2? Is war between Washington and Beijing inevitable?

Samantha Power and Ron Suskind join the editors of the book JFK: A Vision for America Stephen Kennedy Smith and Douglas Brinkley for a panel discussion on the  moderated by Pulitzer Prize-winning Historian Fredrik Logevall.

Is China serious about replacing the U.S. as the dominant power in Asia in the foreseeable future? Could Americans accept becoming No. 2? How will Trump’s vow to “Make America Great Again” impact this epic rivalry? Could a trade conflict or accidental collision in the South China Sea cascade into war? Is war between Washington and Beijing inevitable?

To answer these provocative questions, please join Graham Allison, Niall Ferguson, former U.S. Ambassador to the UN Samantha Power, and S.T. Lee Professor of U.S.-Asia Relations Arne Westad for a JFK Jr. Forum at 6:00 pm on March 22nd. This event is open to the public.

The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs is proud to host a Directors? Lunch with Samantha Power, Professor at the Kennedy School of Government on Friday, April 27, 2007 in the Belfer Center Library (L369).

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