Farah Pandith
Farah Pandith (born January 13, 1968) is an American academic. She was born in Srinagar, Kashmir, India, and was raised in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.[1] In June 2009 she was appointed the first-ever Special Representative to Muslim Communities by then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.[2]
Education
Pandith received a Master's degree from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, where she specialized in International Security Studies, International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, and Islamic Civilizations and Southwest Asia. She concentrated on the insurgency in Kashmir. she received an A.B. in Government and Psychology from Smith College.[3]
Career
Affiliations
- American Abroad Media - Board of Advisors.[4]
- British-American Project - Member.
- Council on Foreign Relations - Adjunct Senior Fellow
- European Academy of Sciences and Arts - Member.
- Future of Diplomacy Project, Harvard Kennedy School - Senior Fellow.
- Institute for Strategic Dialogue - Head of Strategy and member of U.S. board.
- Risk Network and Exchange - Advisor.
- The Cipher Brief - Network Expert.
- Tribeca Film Institute - Board of Directors.
- Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy - Board of Advisors.
- We Are Family Foundation - Board of Directors.
- Women and Girls Lead - Leadership Council.
- Women in Public Service Project - Board Member.
Publications
Notes
- ↑ Irene Sege , 'The Messenger', The Boston Globe, 17 May 2008. Retrieved via the Internet Archive, 5 March 2020.
- ↑ 'Secretary Clinton Appoints Farah Pandith to Head New Office of The United States Representative to Muslim Communities', (press release). U.S. Department of State. June 26, 2009.
- ↑ 'Biography of Farah Pandith', U.S. Department of State archive. Last accessed 5 March 2020.
- ↑ 'Farah Pandith', Council on Foreign Relations website. Last accessed 5 March 2020.
