IIR-USAID Discussion on Diaspora Communities

Past Event

Thursday, November 12, 2015 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST
Van Metre Hall (formerly Founders Hall), Room #113

The Institute for Immigration Research (IIR) & U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Present

"The Contribution of Immigrant and Diaspora Communities in U.S. Disaster Response Missions"

When: Thursday, November 12, 2015

Time: 9am-12:00pm

Where: Founder's Hall, Room #113

George Mason University - Arlington Campus

3351 Fairfax Dr.

Arlington, VA 22201

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Breakfast Served

RSVP Required

Speakers

Dr. James Witte, Director of the Center for Social Science Research (CSSR) and Research Director for the Institute for Immigration Research (IIR)

Katie Shipley, Mission Engagement Specialist, U.S. Global Development Lab, USAID

Dr. Patricia Maloof, Program Director, Migration & Refugee Services, Catholic Charities

Dilafruz Khonikboyeva, Deputy Director, USAID Center for International Disaster Information

Greg Elder, USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance

And moderated by,

Safiya Khalid
Diaspora Outreach Specialist, Center for International Disaster Response, USAID

Immigrant communities in the U.S. are key to creating networks of social and cultural understanding to help U.S. institutions provide relief in disaster torn regions of the world. The entrepreneurial skills of U.S. immigrants is of extreme benefit to the USAID mission by directing resources and services more effectively.

The Institute for Immigration Research (IIR), in collaboration with the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Center for International Disaster Information (CIDI), will hold a panel discussion aimed at understanding the contribution of U.S. immigrants and specifically how they assist US institutions succeed in their missions abroad.

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