International Women Leaders Global Security Summit

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The Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands in partnership with The White House Project, the Council of Women World Leaders and the Women Leaders Intercultural Forum launched the International Women Leaders Global Security Initiative in October 2006. This initiative, which will run through June 2008, aims to bring the perspectives and voices of global women leaders to the international discourse on security. As part of the initiative, the International Women Leaders Global Security Summit was held November 15-17, 2007 in New York City, New York. The goal of the Summit was to enhance the effectiveness of women’s leadership on global security through three main objectives: • launch a process to amplify the efforts of women leaders and facilitate more collective action on global security • generate public awareness and support for women’s leadership on global security • generate ideas and increased resources for women’s leadership on global security The Right Honourable Helen Clark, Prime Minister, New Zealand Her Excellency Tarja Halonen, President, Finland Her Excellency Emily Saidy de Jongh-Elhage, Prime Minister, Netherlands Antilles The Most Honourable Portia Simpson Miller, Prime Minister, Jamaica Her Excellency Dr. Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President, Latvia (1999-2007) are the Co-Chairs of the Summit. The Co-Hosts of the Summit are: Her Excellency Mary Robinson, President, Ireland (1990-97) The Right Honourable Kim Campbell, Prime Minister, Canada (1993)



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