Global Affairs Expert Webinar: Women, Peace, and Security

Bonnie D. Jenkins, the Shapiro visiting professor of international affairs at George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs and former U.S. undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, will lead the conversation on women, peace, and security. 

Jenkins has served as the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security since July 22, 2021. In this role, she oversees three key bureaus: the Arms Control, Deterrence, and Stability Bureau; the International Security and Nonproliferation Bureau (ISN); and the PoliticalMilitary Affairs Bureau. Notably, she was appointed by Secretary of State Antony Blinken in May 2023 to lead the Department’s implementation efforts on AUKUS, the trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Irina A. Faskianos is vice president for the National Program and Outreach at the Council on Foreign Relations, where she directs programming for CFR members residing outside of New York and Washington. Ms. Faskianos also manages the development and implementation of CFR’s Outreach Initiatives that connect CFR’s resources with educators and students, religion and congregational leaders, state and local officials, and local journalists.