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SUMMARY:Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens ('89) Memorial Symposium
DESCRIPTION:RSVP Here (In-Person) \nAttend Virtually via ZoomÂ  \nÂ  \nÂ  \nWe will gather to hear from some of Ambassador Stevensâ€™ friends and peers\, to reflect on Ambassador Stevensâ€™ remarkable career and his dedication to diplomacy\, international relations\, and the rule of law\, and to discuss current events and a path forward in these challenging times. The symposium will feature distinguished speakers and panelists who will discuss relevant topics related to his work and its enduring impact.Â  \nÂ  \nThis event offers a valuable opportunity to engage with leading experts\, scholars\, and practitioners in the fields of law and international affairs in the Middle East and North Africa region The program will be moderated by UCLSF professor Moria Paz\, and feature brief presentations and dialogue between Prof. Daniel Zoughbie\, Associate Project Scientist at the Institute of International Studies at UC Berkeley\, and Peter Bartu from the UCB Department of Global Studies\, an expert and advisor in Political Transitions and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.Â  \nÂ  \nWe anticipate a thoughtful and informative program\, and we hope you will join us in commemorating Ambassador Stevensâ€™ contributions\, and channeling his energy and diplomatic skill in focusing on a â€œpeople firstâ€ mode of advocacy.Â Â  \nÂ  \nSpeakers\nÂ  \n \nMoria Paz\nMoria Paz is an Associate Professor at UC Law SF. Her research critically investigates the place of minorities\, migrants\, and refugees within a legal order\, international and national\, that remains fundamentally rooted in state sovereignty. Her most recent book is The Law of Strangers: Jewish Lawyers and International Law in the Twentieth CenturyÂ (edited with James Loeffler\, Cambridge ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Press\, 2019). Pazâ€™s articles have won multiple prizes and awards\, including the Sakip Sabanci International Research Essay Award\, the Law & Humanities Interdisciplinary Writing Competition\, and the Laylin Prize for Best Paper in International Law. She was also chosen as a New Voices selection by both the European Journal of International Law and the American Society of International Law. Paz has been a visitor / fellow at Stanford Law School\, the Helen Diller Institute for Jewish Law and Israel Studies at UC Berkeley Law School\, the Hauser Center for Non-Profit Organizations at Harvard ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ\, the Center on National Security and the Law at the Georgetown ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ Law Center\, and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ. \nÂ  \n \nPeter Bartu\nPeter Bartu teaches courses at the ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ of California\, Berkeley on the Arab Spring\, Israel-Palestine\, the Gulf States and the UN and global governance. In 2011 he was a member of the UNâ€™s stand-by mediation team and worked in Benghazi and Tripoli during the Libyan revolution. He had other assignments in Djibouti\, Iraq\, and Malawi. In 2008-2009 he led a United Nations team that produced a seminal report on the disputed internal boundaries between the Arabs and the Kurds in Iraq. From 2001-2003 he was a political advisor to the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process\, based in Jerusalem. He has worked as a foreign policy advisor in the Australian Prime Ministerâ€™s Department and had other appointments with the UN in East Timor in 1999 and Cambodia from 1991-1993. He has a Ph.D. in history from Monash ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ. \nÂ  \n \nDaniel E. Zoughbie\nDaniel E. Zoughbie is a complex systems scientist\, a historian\, and an expert on presidential decision-making. He is associate project scientist at the Institute for International Studies (IIS) at UC Berkeley\, a faculty affiliate of the UCSF/UCB Center for Global Health Diplomacy\, Delivery\, and Economics and a faculty affiliate at the New England Complex Systems Institute in Cambridge. He is also principal investigator of the Middle East and North African Diplomacy\, Development\, and Defense Initiative (MENA-3D). The recipient of numerous honors and awards\, Zoughbie has been appointed to positions at Georgetown ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ\, Stanford ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ\, Harvard ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ\, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ of Bologna\, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ College Dublin\, ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ of Athens\, andÂ CampusÂ BioÂ MedicoÂ ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ of Rome. Dr. Zoughbie graduated Phi Beta Kappa and with highest honors from UC Berkeley. He studied at Oxford on a Marshall Scholarship and completed his doctorate in international relations\, also at Oxford\, as a Weidenfeld Scholar.
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