BPIA Members-Exclusive: "US Policy in Haiti Briefing" ft. Jarahn Hillsman, Director, Office of Haitian Affairs, US Department of State

BPIA: US Policy in Haiti Briefing ft. A.I. Jarahn Hillsman and Charlotte Y. Suka

Thursday, April 11, 2024 11:00am-11:45am EDT. 

Location: Virtual via Zoom

Program

• Welcome Remarks, [BPIA Leadership Representative Name]
• Introduction of Speaker, Charlotte Y. Suka
• US policy to Haiti overview, Jarahn Hillsman
• Q&A

Join BPIA for an exclusive briefing on the state of Haiti and the US Response to the current crisis. We will be joined by A.I. Jarahn Hillsman, Chargé d'Affaires in the US Embassy in Bolivia, and Charlotte Y. Suka, a Foreign Affairs Officer from the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs.

• This event is open to BPIA members.

Speaker Bios

Jarahn Hillsman, US Embassy in Bolivia

Jarahn Hillsman is a career diplomat with over twenty years of service with the U.S. Department of State. Prior postings including Deputy Chief of Mission in Equatorial Guinea, Deputy Political Section Chief in Honduras, Political Officer in Ecuador, and Vice Consul in El Salvador. He also served as Political Officer in Uganda. In Washington, Jarahn served as Economic and Commercial Officer in the Office of Multilateral Trade Affairs and head of the Economic Unit in the Office of the Coordinator for Cuban Affairs. He was the State Department’s 2011-2012 Lawrence Eagleburger Corporate Fellow to Medtronic Incorporated.

Jarahn holds a B.A. in Urban Studies and Planning from California State University Northridge and a Masters in International Affairs from Columbia University. He is a native of Los Angeles, California.