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LGBTQI Rights as Human Rights

Thu. June 17th, 2021

Live Online

It’s been a decade since Secretary of State Hillary Clinton traveled to Geneva to deliver a landmark speech that would become a historic recognition of the human rights of LGBTQI people around the world. Since then, while legal and social progress has been significant, much work remains both in the United States and globally. With the Biden administration’s commitment to a values-based foreign policy and renewed focus on the links between civil rights domestically and human rights abroad, what is the opportunity for U.S. leadership in the current moment?

This Pride Month, join us for a fireside chat with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Ford Foundation President Darren Walker on the progress made in the last decade and the progress still to come.

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Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton has spent five decades in public service as an advocate, attorney, First Lady, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, and presidential candidate. As 67th U.S. Secretary of State, her "smart power" approach to foreign policy repositioned American diplomacy and development for the 21st century. Earlier, as First Lady and Senator for New York, she traveled to more than 80 countries as a champion of human rights, democracy, and opportunities for women and girls. In her historic 2016 campaign for President of the United States, Clinton won 66 million votes. She is the author of nine best-selling books, and host of the podcast You and Me Both.
Darren Walker
Darren Walker is president of the Ford Foundation, a $14 billion international social justice philanthropy. Under his leadership, the Ford Foundation became the first non-profit in U.S. history to issue a $1 billion designated social bond in U.S. capital markets for proceeds to strengthen and stabilize non-profit organizations in the wake of COVID-19. Before joining Ford, Darren was vice president at Rockefeller Foundation, overseeing global and domestic programs. In the 1990s, he was COO of the Abyssinian Development Corporation, Harlem’s largest community development organization. He sits on the boards of PepsiCo, Ralph Lauren, and Square.

event speakers

Hillary Rodham Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton has spent five decades in public service as an advocate, attorney, First Lady, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of State, and presidential candidate. As 67th U.S. Secretary of State, her "smart power" approach to foreign policy repositioned American diplomacy and development for the 21st century. Earlier, as First Lady and Senator for New York, she traveled to more than 80 countries as a champion of human rights, democracy, and opportunities for women and girls. In her historic 2016 campaign for President of the United States, Clinton won 66 million votes. She is the author of nine best-selling books, and host of the podcast You and Me Both.
Darren Walker
Darren Walker is president of the Ford Foundation, a $14 billion international social justice philanthropy. Under his leadership, the Ford Foundation became the first non-profit in U.S. history to issue a $1 billion designated social bond in U.S. capital markets for proceeds to strengthen and stabilize non-profit organizations in the wake of COVID-19. Before joining Ford, Darren was vice president at Rockefeller Foundation, overseeing global and domestic programs. In the 1990s, he was COO of the Abyssinian Development Corporation, Harlem’s largest community development organization. He sits on the boards of PepsiCo, Ralph Lauren, and Square.