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Post by bot on Nov 16, 2012 20:56:54 GMT -5
Assistant Secretary Esther Brimmer To Travel to Minneapolis, Minnesota
Media Note Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC November 16, 2012
Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Esther Brimmer will travel to Minneapolis, Minnesota, November 19 where she will be hosted by Congressman Keith Ellison (D-MN) and participate in a series of discussions with civil society organizations on U.S. multilateral engagement. During her trip, Assistant Secretary Brimmer will participate in a roundtable discussion on human rights at the Center for Changing Lives with Congressman Ellison, local human rights and refugee advocates, and local and state government officials. Later in the day, Assistant Secretary Brimmer and Congressman Ellison will participate in a roundtable discussion on food security issues hosted by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, a non-profit research and advocacy organization that promotes sustainable food, farm, and trade systems.
While in Minneapolis, Assistant Secretary Brimmer will also meet with Eric Schwartz, Dean of the Humphrey School and former Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, and students at the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Graduate School for Public Affairs.
For updates, follow Assistant Secretary Brimmer on twitter @state_IO.
For press inquiries, contact Megan Mattson at 202-647-6393 or MattsonMM2@state.gov.
PRN: 2012/1810
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