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Thursday, March 18, 2004

Guest Speakers

JARED (JED) M. HOFFMAN is the Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, overseeing the Catholic Relief Services’ (CRS) operations in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru and Venezuela. His work focuses on civil society, emergency response, foreign aid policies, human rights, micro finance, peace building and conflict resolution.

Previously, Mr. Hoffman served as CRS’ Country Representative in Mexico, Cameroon, Peru and Guatemala. Before joining CRS, he was a freelance journalist and editor in Peru.

Mr. Hoffman has a B.A. in English Literature, History from Denison University, Wroxton College, UK, and an M.A. in Ibero-American Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, including a year as a Fulbright Scholar in Peru.

GALEN CAREY is a 19-year veteran of World Relief and currently serves as its Director of Advocacy and Policy.

He joined World Relief in 1983, and in 1985 was named Midwest Area Director to oversee World Relief's work with refugees and immigrants. From 1995-1996, Carey worked with the UNHCR in Croatia and Bosnia directing the resettlement of refugees displaced by the war.

In 1997, Carey became World Relief's Country Director for Mozambique. Three years later he was appointed to the Africa Regional Director position. Carey is also a founder of the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Protection.

After graduating from Faith Academy in Manila, Philippines, Carey received his bachelor's degree from Trinity College in Deerfield, Ill. He received his Master of Divinity degree from the School of World Missions at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, also in Deerfield. Carey then received his Doctor of Ministry from McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago, Ill.

KOLUDE DOHERTY is Regional Representative for the United States and the Caribbean of the office of the UNHCR.

Dr. Doherty is a 22-year veteran of UNHCR and has worked for the organization both in the field and at headquarters in Geneva. Much of his career at UNHCR has been devoted to Africa issues. He has undertaken numerous special assignments on refugee situations in Africa and led the UNHCR delegation to the Arusha Peace Talks on Rwanda in 1993-1994. In 2000, he was appointed Director of the Africa Bureau where he helped coordinate UNHCR’s operations throughout the continent.

Prior to undertaking that responsibility, he served as Deputy Director of the Africa Bureau, Chief of Staff to UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Mrs. Sadako Ogata, and Chief of the Program and Technical Support Section.

Mr. Doherty holds a Ph.D. in Development Studies, with a concentration in rural economics, from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva.

BILL FRELICK is Refugee Program Director of Amnesty International USA where he coordinates work on behalf of refugees and asylum seekers. He is also Chair of the Protection Committee of the Refugee Council USA.

Previously Mr. Frelick was Director of US Committee for Refugees, where he served for 18 years. At USCR he coordinated policy and research and was the editor of the World Refugee Survey and co-editor of Refugee Reports. He brings to his position at Amnesty four years of teaching in the Middle East and extensive experience at the Asian Center of Clergy and Laity Concerned. Mr. Frelick is a prolific writer and recognized expert on refugee issues.

Moderator

KATHLEEN NEWLAND is Director and Co-Founder of the Migration Policy Institute. Her work focuses on refugee protection, international humanitarian response, and migration management. Previously, she was a Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where she co-directed the International Migration Policy Program (1994-2001). She chairs the Board of Directors of the Women’s Commission for Refugee Women and Children and sits on the Board of the International Rescue Committee.

Before joining the Endowment, Ms. Newland worked as an independent consultant. Her principle clients were the UNHCR, the World Bank, and the office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations. In 1992-1993, she wrote the first State of the World’s Refugees report for UNHCR, which has become the organization’s flagship biennial publication. From 1988-1992, Ms. Newland lectured at the London School of Economics, becoming a full-time member of the International Relations faculty in 1990.

Ms. Newland is the author or editor of five books and 11 shorter monographs as well as numerous articles and book chapters.