James McDonald Lecture on Humanitarian Intervention: The Chemical Weapons Issue in Syria -- An Insider's Perspective on the International Response

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Event Details

Date:
Thursday, December 5, 2013
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM 
Location:
Hearst Tower
300 West 57th Street (Entrance on 8th Avenue between 56th and 57th Streets)
Floor 44
New York, NY
Event type
Lecture / Panel  

Event Transcripts and Video

The Foreign Policy Association hosted a lecture on the chemical weapons in Syria with Ms. Angela Kane. Angela Kane has served as the High Representative for Disarmament Affairs since March 2012. She provides the Secretary-General with advice and support on all arms control, non-proliferation and related security matters and is responsible for the activities of the Office for Disarmament Affairs.

Event Speakers

    • Ms. Angela Kane
      High Representative for Disarmament Affairs

      Ms. Angela Kane of Germany assumed the position of High Representative for Disarmament Affairs in March 2012. She provides the Secretary-General with advice and support on all arms control, non-proliferation and related security matters and is responsible for the activities of the Office for Disarmament Affairs.

      Ms. Kane has had a long and distinguished career in the United Nations. In addition to substantive assignments in political affairs, peacekeeping and disarmament, she has held various managerial functions, including with financial and policy-setting responsibility.

    • Ms. Angela Kane