Presents in Person and Online
Ambassador of Women, Peace and Security presentation
Monday, March 21, 2022
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Main floor Chateau Lacombe Hotel
10111 Bellamy Hill, Edmonton
Topic: Why Canada created an Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security
Speaker: Jacqueline O’Neill
Ambassador for Women, Peace, and Security for Global Affairs Canada.
Government of Canada
Jacqueline O’Neill is Canada’s first Ambassador for Women, Peace and Security, a position created by Canada in 2019. Originally from St.Albert, after receiving her Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, she spent several years with The Institute fro Inclusive Security, a US based organization doing work in public policy with several organizations such as NATO and the United Nations.
What is “Women, Peace and Security”? How is it relevant to Canada? How does it relate to our roles in Ukraine, Afghanistan, and beyond? Jacqueline will explain why Canada created the position and how she works to fulfill her mandate.
She will speaking to the club online from Ottawa.
If attending in person please register before 12 noon Thursday March 17th Edmonton members may Login using ClubRunner ID. All others must enter name and other details as a guest before proceeding to Select Options.
For those joining us online, you will need to register in advance and pay the $10 online fee. A Zoom link will be sent by the morning of the meeting.