Dafna Hochman Rand is an American political scientist and diplomat. She currently serves as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
Dafna Hochman Rand | |
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| 14th Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor | |
| Assumed office August 8, 2024 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Robert Destro |
Early life and education
editRand graduated from Lexington High School (Massachusetts) in 1996.[1] She received her BA from Harvard University and her PhD in political science from Columbia University.[2]
Career
editEarly in her career, Rand worked at Seeds of Peace International Camp in Maine and the Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Development in Herzliyah, Israel.[3]
Rand served as the foreign policy advisor to US senator Frank Lautenberg from 2002 to 2004.[4]
She served as deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor at the US Department of State from 2015 until 2017.[5]
She was the vice president of policy and research at Mercy Corps, a non-governmental organization, from 2017 to 2021.[6]
Rand was director of the Office of Foreign Assistance at the State Department from June 21, 2021, to May 12, 2023.[6][7]
She was confirmed as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor on August 1, 2024.[8]
Publications
edit- Roots of the Arab Spring: Contested Authority and Political Change in the Middle East. University of Pennsylvania Press. 2013. ISBN 9780812245301.
- Re-Engaging the Middle East: A New Vision for U.S. Policy. Brookings Institution Press. 2020. ISBN 9780815737407.
References
edit- ^ "Lexington (Mass.) High School". Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ "Biography". Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ "Why Is This Seder Different?". Jewish Journal. March 28, 2002. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ "Dafna Hochman, Douglas Rand". New York Times. October 29, 2006. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ "Biography". Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ a b "Dr. Dafna H. Rand". Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ https://www.state.gov/biographies/dafna-h-rand
- ^ "PN1150 — Dafna Hochman Rand — Department of State 118th Congress (2023-2024)". US Congress. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
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