INVITATION: Feb. 22 Online Press Briefing with Dr. Beth Van Schaack, U.S. State Department Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice

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INVITATION: February 22 Online Press Briefing with Dr. Beth Van Schaack, U.S. State Department Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice (GCJ)

Dr. Beth Van Schaack

Please join us on Wednesday, February 22, at 9:00 a.m. (Bangkok, GMT +7), for an online press briefing with Dr. Beth Van Schaack, U.S. State Department Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice (GCJ).  Ahead of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Ambassador-at-Large Van Schaack will discuss the resulting, devastating humanitarian crises caused by Russia’s war, as well as U.S. efforts to seek justice and accountability.  She will take questions from participating journalists.

DETAILS: 

Speaker: Beth Van Schaack, Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice (GCJ), U.S. Department of State 

Date:  Wednesday, February 22  

Time: 9:00 a.m. (Bangkok) | 9:00 p.m. (Washington D.C. on February 21)  

(Please use a Time Zone Converter to determine your start time) 

Language: ENGLISH  

Ground Rules: ON-THE-RECORD, ATTRIBUTABLE TO AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE BETH VAN SCHAACK    

Dial-in Info: To be provided upon RSVP   

LOGISTICS:  

  • Participants should join the briefing 10 minutes early. 
  • Ambassador-at-Large Van Schaack will give short opening remarks and then the question-and-answer session will begin. 
  • If you join via the Zoom application or URL, you may submit your questions by clicking on the “questions and answers” tab and typing in your question. If you join telephonically, you can enter the questions queue by pressing “*” and “9” at any time. Questions may be also submitted in advance via the Eventbrite RSVP page or via e-mail to AsiaPacMedia@state.gov 
  • Participants using the Zoom app or URL can “up-vote” one another’s questions in the “questions and answers” tab by clicking the “like” button to the right of that question 
  • If you experience technical difficulties during the call, you may email AsiaPacMedia@state.gov to alert the moderator to any issues. 

 

SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES: 

Dr. Beth Van Schaack was sworn in as the Department’s sixth Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice (GCJ) on March 17, 2022. In this role, she advises the Secretary of State and other Department leadership on issues related to the prevention of and response to atrocity crimes, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. 

Ambassador Van Schaack served as Deputy to the Ambassador-at-Large in GCJ from 2012 to 2013. Prior to returning to public service in 2022, Ambassador Van Schaack was the Leah Kaplan Visiting Professor in Human Rights at Stanford Law School, where she taught international criminal law, human rights, human trafficking, and a policy lab on Legal & Policy Tools for Preventing Atrocities. In addition, she directed Stanford’s International Human Rights & Conflict Resolution Clinic.  Her full bio can be found here.  

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