IRI Welcomes Assistant Secretary of State Dr. Dafna Rand
The newly confirmed Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor offered thoughts on how and why America should advance freedom and democracy around the world.
Washington, DC – The International Republican Institute (IRI), in coordination with the Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Center, hosted Dr. Dafna Rand, the Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL), for a fireside chat about American efforts to advance freedom and democracy abroad.
Supporting democracy in developing countries advances U.S. national security because people are more secure and prosperous with a world that is free and open. The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor at the State Department, which Dr. Rand now leads, is central to American efforts to advance freedom and democracy overseas.
The fireside style chat was moderated by Dr. Patrick Quirk, Vice President for Strategy, Innovation, and Impact at IRI and Nonresident Senior Fellow for Freedom and Democracy with the Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Center. Opening remarks were provided by Jenna H. Ben-Yehuda, Executive Vice President of the Atlantic Council.
The discussion covered topics that include political transitions in emerging democracies, the importance of free and fair elections, the need for good governance, and the growing alliances between dictatorships and how they threaten free societies.
Top