SHAYMA JANNAT, Hong Kong Desk Officer Office of Chinese Affairs United States Department of State

This program will be presented on the Zoom platform. Colorado Foothills World Affairs Council Members will receive Zoom instructions and the meeting link shortly before the program

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Shayma Jannat is a recognized leader, scholar, and keen observer of the Asian geopolitical scene. Ms Jannat is graduate of The College of William and Mary, with her graduate degree in Public Policy at the John F. Kennedy Center at Harvard University. Prior to her current responsibilities in Washington, she has had Foreign Service assignments in Burma, Kenya and Colombia, particularly working in peace and conflict management, human rights and US security interests. 

She was recently recognized as a one of the ten “young rising stars” in the State Department by Parade Magazine.

Meeting off the record. No media coverage.