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Science,Technology and Policy Leadership Series: Kelly Clements
(Greater Washington DC Metro Area)
Kelly Clements, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, U.S. Department of State, will present "Challenges of Humanitarian Aid in the Middle East."
Clements will highlight the role of U.S. leadership in providing humanitarian aid and protection in the Middle East, as well as the challenges of addressing needs of people living both in conflict areas and in overstretched host communities and implications for regional stability.
She will also examine some recent innovations in delivering and tracking humanitarian aid to address some of these challenges.
Clements has served as Deputy Assistant Secretary since March 2010, responsible for humanitarian issues in Asia and the Near East, the Office of Policy and Resource Planning, and the Comptroller's Office in the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. She currently guides the bureau's substantial humanitarian policy portfolio and articulates to the State Department and interagency community sound stewardship of financial resources of over $2 billion provided annually to major international and non-governmental organizations to protect and assist refugees, conflict victims, and vulnerable migrants worldwide.
Clements has a B.A. in international studies and an M.A. in urban affairs from Virginia Tech. She is a career member of the Senior Executive Service.
A reception will precede and follow presentation.
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