{"339931":{"#nid":"339931","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ebola Lecture: Challenge and Crisis for the African Union","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E Briefing by\u0026nbsp;Ambassador Reuben E. Brigerty (US Rep to the African Union) on the challenges facing the African Union in the fight against Ebola\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhen\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E: \u003C\/strong\u003EThursday, Nov 6th, 10AM\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhere\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E: \u003C\/strong\u003EKlaus Center for Advanced Computing Room 116E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERSVPs ARE REQUIRED\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Efor this talk. Please contact: Jeremiah Granden,\u0026nbsp;Program Manager \u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jeremiah.granden@inta.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ejeremiah.granden@inta.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFor more information\u003C\/strong\u003E, visit:\u0026nbsp;http:\/\/africaatlanta.org\/event\/ebola-challenge-and-crisis-for-the-african-union-a-briefing-by-ambassador-reuben-e-brigety-ii\/.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cistp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESam Nunn School of\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EInternational Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;will host the talk.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmbassador Reuben E. Brigety, II was appointed Representative of the United States of America to the African Union and Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN Economic Commission of Africa on September 3, 2013. Prior to this appointment, Ambassador Brigety served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of African Affairs from November 14, 2011 until September 3, 2013 with responsibility for Southern African and Regional Security Affairs. From December 2009 to November 2011, he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. In this capacity, he supervised U.S. refugee programs in Africa, managed U.S. humanitarian diplomacy with major international partners, and oversaw the development of international migration policy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Ambassador Reuben E. Brigety, II will speak as the US Representative to the African Union"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Institute of Technology\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.cistp.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ECenter for International Strategy, Technology, and Policy\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;at the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.inta.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003ESam Nunn School of\u0026nbsp;International Affairs\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;will host a talk presented by Ambassador Reuben E. Brigety II, the U.S. Representative to the African Union, titled \u201c\u003Cem\u003EEbola: Challenge and Crisis for\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;the African Union.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Ambassador Reuben E. Brigety, II will speak on the policy challenges facing the African Union as the US Representative"}],"uid":"27858","created_gmt":"2014-11-03 17:23:58","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:23","author":"Meghan Smithgall","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-11-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2014-11-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"339971":{"id":"339971","type":"image","title":"Ambassador Brigety","body":null,"created":"1449245252","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:07:32","changed":"1475895055","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:55","alt":"Ambassador Brigety","file":{"fid":"200656","name":"brigety_official_5001-e1414693259264.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/brigety_official_5001-e1414693259264_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/brigety_official_5001-e1414693259264_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":46651,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/brigety_official_5001-e1414693259264_0.jpg?itok=TcB17znD"}}},"media_ids":["339971"],"groups":[{"id":"1250","name":"Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems (CHHS)"}],"categories":[{"id":"42901","name":"Community"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"84741","name":"African Union"},{"id":"3895","name":"ambassador"},{"id":"108331","name":"center for strategic and international policy"},{"id":"13022","name":"Ebola"},{"id":"108321","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts; Sam Nunn School of International Affairs;"}],"core_research_areas":[{"id":"39501","name":"People and Technology"}],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJeremiah Granden\u003Cbr \/\u003EProgram Manager.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jeremiah.granden@inta.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}