BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.7//EN TZID:America/Anchorage X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage BEGIN:VEVENT UID:393@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240304T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20240304T183000 DTSTAMP:20240331T013942Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/empowering-women-throug h-foreign-affairs-consul-general-tammy-sandhu/ SUMMARY:Empowering Women Through Foreign Affairs | Consul General Tammy San dhu DESCRIPTION:Join us for an inspiring evening with His Majesty's Consul Gene ral Tammy Sandhu as she shares insights on empowering women through foreig n affairs. Explore the intersection of diplomacy and gender equality\, gai ning valuable perspectives on how international relations can be a catalys t for positive change in the lives of women globally. Don't miss this uniq ue opportunity to engage in a meaningful dialogue on fostering empowerment and inclusivity on the global stage.\nFeatured speaker:\nTammy Sandhu is His Majesty’s Consul General in San Francisco. Prior to this appointment she served as Deputy Consul General\, co-leading UK-US relations across t he Pacific North West: Northern California\, Washington\, Oregon\, Idaho\, Wyoming\, Montana and Alaska. The Consulate-General covers a broad range of political and policy work including on climate\, trade and tech\, as we ll as providing support to British nationals and companies.\n\nTammy has p reviously had diplomatic postings to Morocco\, Brussels and India\, and ha s served in Iraq and Kenya. She has worked across political and economic a ffairs\, bilateral trade and investment\, as a Government spokesperson\, a nd on the Government response to crises\, specifically dealing with high p rofile kidnaps of British nationals overseas.\n\nIn addition to these post ings\, Tammy has worked in International HR. She was the Head of Secondmen ts and then the Head of International HR Strategy and EU Exit for the Fore ign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Tammy also worked on the FCO’s COVID- 19 response.\n\nIn 2020\, Tammy was elected Chair of the FCO’s Black\, A sian and Minority Ethnic Committee and later served as co-Chair of the mer ged Foreign\, Commonwealth and Development Office’s (FCDO) Race and Ethn icity Network. Tammy continues to work on racial equity both within the FC DO and through her work in San Francisco. Her service to Diversity and Inc lusion was recognised in 2021 when she was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.\n\nTammy w as born in Leicester\, United Kingdom. She joined the FCO in 2005 after co mpleting a BA Hons in English Literature at the University of Warwick and an MSc in International Public Policy at University College London. She is married with one daughter.\nSpecial Guest:\nDr. Diddy Hitchins was born i n Glasgow\, Scotland\, and brought up in southern England. She received he r BSc in Social Sciences from the University of Southampton\, UK\; her MA in Political Behaviour\, and her PhD in Government from the University of Essex\, UK. Her first academic appointment\, while completing PhD research \, was at University of Ghana\, Legon\, West Africa. Subsequently\, Dr. Hi tchins had a 30 year career with Department of Political Science\, Univers ity of Alaska Anchorage\, rising from Assistant Professor to Associate and then Full Professor.\n\nDr. Hitchins specializes in Comparative Politics and International Relations. She has served several terms as Chair of  th e Political Science Department\, and also Director of International Studie s at UAA\, and was the founding director of UAA’s Canadian and North Pac ific Studies Programs. Dr. Hitchins has conducted research in China\, Japa n and the Koreas as well as in Canada\, the Russian Far East and the Arcti c. Since 1985\, Dr. Hitchins has served as the British Honorary Consul for Alaska. She was honoured by Queen Elizabeth II with the Member of British Empire (MBE) award in 2005\, and was inducted into the Alaska Women’s H all of Fame 2013.\n\n\n\nPROGRAM DETAILS\n\n Check-in will begin at 4:30P M with seating available on a first-come first-serve basis. The program wi ll begin at 5:00pm.\n Those with online reservations do not need to prese nt ticket confirmation at the door\, we will have all confirmed attendees on a list at check-in.\n Light bites and cocktails are included in cost o f admission.\n Online registration closes at 6:00 pm on March 3. Attendan ce is limited\, please reserve your spot prior to the event.\n Members of the Alaska World Affairs Council\, Anchorage Chamber of Commerce and Alas ka International Business Center receive discounted membership benefits. T hank you for your contributions!\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/wp-content/upload s/2024/03/IMG_7322-2.jpg CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:Sullivan\, 320 W 5th Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 99501\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=320 W 5th Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 99501\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Sullivan:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Anchorage BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0900 TZNAME:AKST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR