Event: The Iraqi Refugee Crisis: Law, Policy and Practice

The Iraqi Refugee Crisis: Law, Policy and Practice

The Second Annual Matthew J. Ryan Forum on Law and Public Policy
Organized by Villanova University School of Law

Co-sponsored by Migration Policy Institute, Catholic Relief Services,
Holland + Knight LLP, and Proskauer Rose LLP

National Press Club Ballroom
529 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC
Friday, April 4, 2008
8:00 - 5:00pm

Pre-registration is required.
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Speakers:

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Prince Zeid Ra’ad Zeid Al-Hussein, Ambassador of Jordan to the United States
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Deborah Amos, Foreign Correspondent, National Public Radio
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Eric Blinderman, Esq., Proskauer Rose LLP
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Ambassador James B. Foley, US Department of State, Senior Coordinator for Iraqi Refugee Issues
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Bill Frelick, Refugee Policy Director, Human Rights Watch
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Michel Gabaudan, Regional Representative, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Washington, DC
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Professor David Martin, Warner-Booker Distinguished Professor of International Law, University of Virginia School of Law
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Ambassador Imad Moustapha, Ambassador of Syria to the United States
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Kathleen Newland, Director of the Refugee Policy and Migrants, Migration, and Development Programs, Migration Policy Institute
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Christopher Nugent, Esq., Holland & Knight LLP
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Professor Michele R. Pistone, Villanova University School of Law
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Jane Pitz, Board Member, Iraqi Student Project
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Trudy Rubin, Columnist, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Mark Schnellbaecher, Regional Director for the Middle East, Catholic Relief Services
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Kristele Younes, Advocate, Refugees International

More than 2 million people have fled Iraq, and hundreds of thousands more are internally displaced. Who are the refugees? Why are they fleeing? What is their status under the law? What conditions and obstacles are the refugees facing in host countries? What ethical and moral considerations are posed by the refugee flow? What are the ramifications of the flow? What challenges does the refugee flow present to neighboring countries and to relations in the Middle East? What has the United States government done to offer refugees protection? What role should the United States and other countries play in the refugee crisis? Please join us for a discussion of these issues.

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