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Melanne Verveer at an event promoting her book,
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March 2, 2021
Melanne Verveer is the executive director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and the co-founder of Seneca Women. Appointed to be the first U.S. ambassador-at-large for Global Women’s Issues by President Obama in 2009, she also co-founded the international nonprofit Vital Voices Global Partnership and served as assistant to the president and chief of staff to the first lady during the Clinton Administration. Before joining a Zócalo/Scripps College event, “What Does a Feminist Foreign Policy Look Like?,” Verveer spoke in our green room about surviving “back-to-back-to-back” Zooms, watching the
Sophie Wessex dressed for the occasion as she spoke passionately at a seminar discussing the work of female peacebuilders in conflict zones. See her empowering outfit
She joined an important online seminar February 16, 2021 - 17:10 CET Fiona Ward Sophie Wessex makes bold new appearance in chic power blazer
The Countess of Wessex attended an important online meeting last week to discuss the work of female peacebuilders in conflict zones with the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security.
Choosing a suitably sharp outfit for the seminar, Sophie embraced power dressing with her look, wearing a blazer and shirt and adding a pair of hoop earrings.
In the clip, which was shared by the royal family on Twitter, she said: The thing that really resonated with me when I started to understand better what it means to have more women around a peacebuilding table, was the effect of how peace can last for longer.