Events at Reed

September 16, 2015

Reed College Public Policy Lecture Series: Rebecca Hersman, “Chemical Weapons Attacks in Syria: How Did We Get Here and Where Do We Go?”

Wednesday, 7 p.m., Vollum lecture hall

Rebecca Hersman is director of the Project on Nuclear Issues and senior adviser for the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Hersman joined CSIS in April 2015 from the Department of Defense (DoD), where she served as deputy assistant secretary of defense for countering weapons of mass destruction (WMD). In this capacity, she led DoD policy and strategy to prevent WMD proliferation and use, reduce and eliminate WMD risks, and respond to WMD dangers. Hersman was a key leader on issues ranging from the nuclear security summit and the elimination of Syria’s chemical weapons to the global health security agenda. Hersman previously held the positions of senior research fellow with the Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction at the National Defense University, international affairs fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, and special assistant to the undersecretary of defense for policy. Sponsored by the Munk Darling Lecture Fund in International Relations. Learn more about the lecture series.
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