The Impact of U.S. Exceptionalism on the Promotion 
and Development of Human Rights Policy
Human Rights Lecture at Trinity College

Coverage Opportunity

What:                    “The Impact of U.S. Exceptionalism on the Promotion and
                                Development of Human Rights Policy”—the second in the
                                International Human Rights Lecture Series at Trinity College

When:                     Wednesday, February 5, 5:00 p.m.

Where:                   Terrace Room B, Mather Hall, on the Trinity College campus

Background:          John Shattuck has been Chief Executive Officer of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation since February 2001. Shattuck’s career spans three decades of leadership in education, government service and the nonprofit sector.  He was Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor during the Clinton administration and later served as U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic. Before entering government service, he was Vice President at Harvard University.  His career began at the ACLU, where he was Executive Director of the Washington office. 

Kenneth Roth is the executive director of Human Rights Watch, a post he has held since 1993. The largest U.S.-based international human rights organization, Human Rights Watch investigates, reports on, and seeks to curb human rights abuses in some 70 countries. From 1987 to 1993, Roth served as deputy director of the organization. Previously, he was a federal prosecutor for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and the Iran-Contra investigation in Washington. He also worked in private practice as a litigator.

The public is invited to the event free of charge. For more information contact the Human Rights Program - 860-297-2029

Sponsored by the Human Rights Program at Trinity College, partially funded by the Xerox Foundation.