Thu, Oct 26
|Los Angeles
Fragile Democracies and the Refugee Crisis: A Conversation with HIAS
Learn from HIAS President & CEO Mark Hetfield how global democratic backsliding challenges the ability to help refugees and sparks greater numbers to seek safety elsewhere.
Time & Location
Oct 26, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Los Angeles, 100 The Grove Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90036, USA
About
HIAS President and CEO Mark Hetfield first joined HIAS in 1989 as a caseworker in Rome, Italy. He has worked for the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, a large law firm as an immigration attorney, and has held multiple roles at HIAS over the years. Since being named HIAS’ President and CEO in 2013, Mark has led the transformation of HIAS from helping refugees because they were Jewish to helping refugees because we are Jewish.
Mark is proud of HIAS’ role in assisting and resettling refugees of all faiths and ethnicities and as a major implementing partner of the United Nations Refugee Agency and the U.S. Department of State. He is a frequent commentator and writer on refugee issues on television, radio, newspapers, and other media outlets. Mark holds both a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University.
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