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Rina Amiri

Rina Amiri
Amiri in 2022
U.S. Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls and Human Rights
In office
January 6, 2022 – January 20, 2025
PresidentJoe Biden
Personal details
Born1969 (age 55–56)
Kingdom of Afghanistan
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materFletcher School of Law and Diplomacy

Rina Amiri (born c. 1969) is an Afghan-born American diplomat and activist who served as the U.S. special envoy for Afghan women, girls and human rights from 2022 to 2025. She served as senior advisor to the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan under the Obama administration, has served in the United Nations in several peace building capacities, and has held senior positions in programs at Harvard, Princeton, and New York University. [1] She has provided political analysis and commentary on MSNBC, PBS, CNN, and CSPAN, and was recognized as 125 Women of Impact by Newsweek.[2]

Early life and education

Amiri was born c. 1969[3] in Afghanistan. In 1973, at four years old, she became a refugee when her parents left secretly through the Khyber Pass out of Afghanistan and into Pakistan.[4] They later moved to Mumbai before settling in California.

In 2007, Amiri completed a masters of arts in law and diplomacy, mediation, and international relations at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.[5][6]

Career

In 2002 when United States Senator John Kerry spoke at a forum at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University after the September 11 attacks in 2001 and opened the floor to questions,[3] she said "the color of our hair and our skin does not reflect what is in our hearts and minds... The Afghan population is not the Taliban. They have been the first victims of the Taliban."[4]

She subsequently became a speaker on Afghanistan who appeared repeatedly in national media.[4]

Discussion about "Engaging Afghan Women and Civil Society in U.S. Policymaking" in 2022. Left to right: Palwasha Hassan, Asila Wardak, Naheed Sarabi and Amiri.

Amiri was an advisor to Richard Holbrooke, who served as a special advisor to President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan.[7] In 2015, she appeared in the documentary film The Diplomat about the life of Holbrooke, filmed after his death.[8]

On December 29, 2021, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced her appointment as special envoy for Afghan women, girls, and human rights.[9] She took office on January 6, 2022.[10] The appointment came as women in the country were facing increased oppression by the ruling Taliban.[11] She has also worked to raise international awareness of the plight of Afghan refugees who have been "stranded everywhere" and face years of uncertainty.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Rina Amiri - United States Department of State". U.S. Dept of State.
  2. ^ "Council on Foreign Relations Rina Almiri" (PDF). Council on Foreign Relations.
  3. ^ a b MacQuarrie, Brian (November 16, 2001). "Answering the call: Afghan activist steps up to the microphone to help other women". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c Knopf, Terry Ann (2002). "Until September 11, she was simply a student at Fletcher". Tufts Journal. Tufts University. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Manvikar, Akshata (December 30, 2021). "Who is Rina Amiri? The Special Envoy For Afghan Women". She the People. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  6. ^ Stephenson, Heather (April 12, 2022). "Escape from Afghanistan: Three Tufts Alumnae Aiding Afghans Around the World". Tufts Now. Tufts University. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  7. ^ a b Buncombe, Andrew (September 5, 2021). "Afghan refugees facing up to 10 years of uncertainty". The Independent. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Robbins, Caryn. "Documentary THE DIPLOMAT to Debut Exclusively on HBO, 11/2". BroadwayWorld.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  9. ^ Landay, Jonathan; Shalal, Andrea (December 29, 2021). "Blinken names former U.S. adviser Amiri as special envoy for Afghan women". Reuters. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  10. ^ "Rina Amiri". United States Department of State. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  11. ^ "Rina Amiri Named US Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls, and Human Rights". VOA News. December 29, 2021. Archived from the original on July 31, 2022. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
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