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Events
Mon, June 21, 2021 • 1:00 pm ET
A conversation with US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken
AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jonathan Capehart discussed the role of the US State Department in advancing LGBTQI equality at home and around the world.
Mon, June 28, 2021 • 4:30 pm ET
Meet the Council: Pride Month edition
Mon, April 19, 2021 • 12:00 pm ET
Resisting repression: How culture inspires the democratic movement in Belarus
Fri, November 20, 2020 • 9:00 am ET
LGBTI foreign policy recommendations for the next US administration
Wed, September 30, 2020 • 10:00 am ET
A conversation with Mayor Pete Buttigieg
AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT – Mayor Pete Buttigieg discussed the future of US leadership, reigniting support for American engagement and diversity in foreign policy.
Tue, June 30, 2020 • 12:00 pm ET
Out in global leadership: Fighting coronavirus and injustice
AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT – Prime Minister Xavier Bettel of Luxembourg, Prime Minister Ana Brnabić of Serbia, and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar of Ireland discussed the COVID-19 crisis, the state of the transatlantic relationship, their outlook on LGBTI equality, and the injustices seen around the world.
Mon, June 29, 2020 • 4:00 pm ET
US engagement on global LGBTI issues
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