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Four distinguished former Foreign Ministers will share their perspectives on female leadership, the path to gender equality, and promoting the next generation of women leaders.

Filmmaker Waad al-Kateab will discuss her academy award-nominated film For Sama

An Albright Institute conversation with Secretary Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59 and Ms. Susana Malcorra, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Argentine Republic (2015-2017). Moderated by Carol Giacomo, Journalist, The New York Times Editorial Board (2007-2020). Panelists will share their reflections on the future of cooperative global problem solving.

The Albright Institute at Wellesley College invites you to a conversation with David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, and Albright Institute Faculty Director Stacie Goddard. The theme of this talk will be rebuilding accountability amongst international actors responsible for responding to humanitarian crises.

Susan E. Rice, National Security Advisor (2013-2017), U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (2009-2013) speaks candidly in conversation with Michael Jeffries, Professor in Ethics, Associate Professor and Chair of American Studies at Wellesley College. Ambassador Rice provides thoughtful reflections on the importance of human caring, holding oneself accountable and choosing “what you love” as one moves through career and life decisions.

Madeleine Korbel Albright ’59, U.S. Secretary of State (1997–2001), and Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs (2013–2017) discuss their experiences as female leaders in a panel moderated by Smitha Radhakrishnan, Luella LaMer Slaner Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Associate Professor of Sociology at Wellesley College.

Madeleine Albright ’59, Samantha Power, Cass Sunstein

In the Balance: Setting a Course to Restore Democratic Principles

Nina Tumarkin, the Kathryn Wasserman Davis Professor of Slavic Studies and a Professor of History at Wellesley College, shared her insight into the history of the rise of Vladimir Putin and his role and goals in the current global landscape.

Bruce Stokes, Director of Global Economic Attitudes at the Pew Research Center, shared global polling data depicting attitudes toward the United States and explained the implications of recent trends.

Jieun Baek, PhD Candidate of Policy Policy at Oxford University, Melissa Hanham, Senior Research Associate at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, and a human rights activists shared their various experiences living in and working with the people of North Korea in a panel moderated by Kathy Moon, Edith Stix Wasserman Professor of Asian Studies and professor of political science at Wellesley.

Xiaohe Cheng, an Associate Professor of International Relations at the School of International Studies at Renmin University of China, provided insight into the Chinese perspective on current affairs in North Korea, what he sees as the countries’ options for action, and what he predicts will happen between the two moving forward.

Kathy Moon, the Edith Stix Wasserman Professor of Asian Studies and a Professor of Political Science at Wellesley College, examined many of the most common myths surrounding life in North Korea and shared with Fellows the facts of the country, its government, and the life of its citizens.

Jay Turner, associate professor of environmental studies at Wellesley College, discusses the science, history, and politics of climate change.

Anne C. Richard, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration (2012-2017), shared her experience working in the Department of State and discussed the evolving policies around aid given to refugees.

Sandra Pepera, Director of the Gender, Women and Democracy branch of the National Democratic Institute, spoke about her experiences working with intersectional thinkers around the world to tackle issues of gender inequity.