Symposium

2024 Conference on Diversity in International Affairs

Wednesday and Thursday, May 8–9, 2024
Ruth Simmons at CDIA 2024
Conference on Diversity in International Affairs

The 2024 Conference on Diversity in International Affairs is a collaborative effort by the Council on Foreign Relations, the Global Access Pipeline, and the International Career Advancement Program. For information about the conference in previous years, please click here. 

CDIA 2024

CDIA 2024

Plenary I: Elections in Flux—The State of Democracy in 2024
Keynote Session: A Conversation With Eric Garcetti
Plenary II: Frontline Reports—Perspectives on Global Press Freedoms and the Future of Journalism
Keynote Session: A Conversation With Ruth Simmons

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