SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY

SUSAN SWANN is currently the Head of Operations for the Near East region at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) headquarters in Geneva. She was previously the Deputy Head of the Private Sector Relations at the ICRC. In February 2000, Ms. Swann served as the head of operations for Central and Southeastern Europe. She also became the Acting Head of the mission for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia after her previous positions as the Deputy Head and the Protection Coordinator. At the Gaza Strip in Jerusalem, Ms. Swann coordinated efforts concerning the detention of related activities in Israel/OT/AT. In June of 1995, she was the Head of the Sub-Delegation in Sukhumi, Georgia. Starting in 1993, Ms. Swann was also a Delegate for the ICRC in Liberia and Rwanda.

MODERATOR

KATHLEEN NEWLAND is Director and Co-Founder of the Migration Policy Institute. Her work focuses on refugee protection, international humanitarian response, and migration and development. 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. Ms. Newland is a graduate of Harvard University and the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. She did additional graduate work at the London School of Economics.