Nov252024
Lectures & Panels Disability Inclusion and U.S. Foreign Policy: In Conversation with U.S. Department of State Special Advisor Sara Minkara
As the senior diplomat for disability rights, Special Advisor Minkara leads the Department of State's strategy for incorporating disability rights throughout US foreign policy.
Event Overview
Join is for a conversation with Sara Minkara (HKS MPP ’14), the US Department of State’s Special Advisor on International Disability Rights, about her current priorities as she leads the Department’s efforts to promote and protect the rights of persons with disabilities internationally. She recently played a vital role in organizing the first-ever G7 ministerial meeting on disability and inclusion, resulting in the Solfagnano Charter, which aims to guide the G7 countries’ efforts to advance disability rights both domestically and abroad.
A proud Lebanese-American Muslim woman, Minkara acquired her disability at the age of 7, and has since dedicated her time and talents to prove that disability is an asset and to empower others to do the same. Minkara has advised and addressed numerous academic, government, inter-governmental, and policy groups on issues related to disability, inclusion, adaptive leadership and social entrepreneurship across 5 continents. She has been recognized for her many contributions through appointments and awards, including honors and recognitions from the Forbes 30 Under 30, Echoing Green, the Harvard Kennedy School, Halcyon House, and the Vital Voices “100 Women Using Their Power to Empower” retrospective.
ASL interpretation will be provided. Lunch will be provided with advance registration.
This event is sponsored by the HLS Project on Disability, the Disabled Law Students Association, the Human Rights Program, and the Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World.