Bard NYC Presents

Are Human Rights on the Table?

Jessica Stern is the Co-President of The Alliance for Diplomacy and Justice. She formerly served as the US. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons, where she directed US. foreign policy to combat violence and discrimination worldwide as the first human rights expert in the role. As Executive Director of Outright International for a decade, she transformed the organization into a global powerhouse for advocacy, research, and grant-making. In 2025, she and seven other Ambassadors, Special Representatives and Special Envoys co-founded the Alliance for Diplomacy and Justice to center human rights in US. foreign policy. In addition to the Alliance, she serves as an inaugural Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights, shaping the future of inclusive rights through new fellowships on global LGBTQI+ equality and US. foreign policy.

The series is named in honor of James Clarke Chace (1931–2004), who was one of America’s leading foreign policy thinkers and historians. At the time of his death, Chace held the position of the Paul W. Williams Professor of Government and Public Law and Administration and was director of the BGIA Program at Bard College.

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For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].

Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EDT/GMT-4

Location: Bard NYC

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