16th Annual Women Ambassadors Conference

On April 6-7 Howard University hosted the 16th Annual Women Ambassadors Conference. The conference which was themed "Diplomacy in Times of Change was presented by the Women Ambassadors Foundation & Congresswomen Eddie Bernice Johnson. The topics discussed include:

Diplomacy and the Current Revolutions Sweeping the Middle East and North Africa

Diplomacy in the Age of Social Networks

Diplomacy and the Changing Role of Women in the Peace Process

Haiti, Chile, Japan: Natural Catastrophes and their impact on the World

Diplomacy and Foreign Languages: Interpretation and translation in international negotiations

Diplomacy and Changes Affecting Women around the World

Diplomacy and the Changing Role of BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China)

Times of Change and Diplomacy in the Obama Presidency

The Program

 

 

 

The Moderator

The Speakers

 

Kim Sledge Allen of Sister Sledge

Katie Dowd, Advisor for Innovations, US State Dept.

Dr. Jean Purchas-Tulloch, Howard University

Dr. Lorenzo Morris, Howard University

Jonathan Pena, Political Science Student

Kim Sledge Allen of Sister Sledge

Kimberly Weichel, Chief Executive Officer of Peace X Peace

& Ambassador Shirley Barnes (Rtd)

Dr. Marilyn Sephocle, President of WAF
Ms. Jane Nankwenya, DCM, Embassy of Malawi 
Jonathan Pena, Political Science Student

Minister Kazuhide Ishikawa, DCM, Embassy of Japan

Q&A Session

Award Winners

Rtd Ambassador Shirley Barnes

Kim Sledge Allen of Sister Sledge & Her Award

Special Thanks to the Coordinating Committee - Some are pictured above 
Amal Benett-Judge, Victoria Daniels, Aryn Davis, Amani Kancey, Bianca Saint Louis, Joel Cornell, Julie Allen

Attendees

Kim Sledge Allen & Daughter, Julie Allen

Julie Allen, Kim Sledge Allen & Dr. Marilyn Sephocle, President of WAF 

The event was also attended by Ambassador Ljubica Acevska, Chair of WAF, Dr. Marilyn Sephocle, President of WAF, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, and Howard University’s First Lady, Dr. Paula Whetsel-Ribeau.