Human Rights and Democracy
Tad Stahnke, Director of Policy and Programs, Human Rights First
Tom Malinowski, Washington Director, Human Rights Watch
Women’s Empowerment
Alyse Nelson, President and CEO, Vital Voices Global Partnership
Religion and Foreign Policy
William Vendley, Secretary General, Religions for Peace International
Chris Seiple, President, Institute for Global Engagement
Labor
Sharan Burrow, President, International Trade Union Confederation
Cathy Feingold, Director of International Affairs, AFL-CIO
Governance and Accountability
Ira Millstein, Senior Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Global Philanthropy
Tara Sonenshine, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Kris Balderston, Special Representative for Global Partnerships
Chair
Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Civil Society and Emerging Democracies Tomicah Tillemann
Vice-Chair
Daniella Foster, S/SACSED
Vice-Chair
Andrea Gorog, S/SACSED
Executive Secretary[1]
Madeleine Ioannou, S/SACSED
USAID Representative
USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah
Chair of the Working Group on Human Rights and Democracy
Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Michael Posner
Chair of the Working Group on Governance and Accountability
Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, Robert Hormats
Chair of the Working Group on Women’s Empowerment
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues, Melanne Verveer
Co-Chairs of the Working Group on Religion and Foreign Policy
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, Maria Otero
Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, Suzan Johnson Cook
Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, Joshua DuBois
Chair of the Working Group on Labor
Special Representative for Labor Affairs, Barbara Shailor
[1] Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Executive Secretary is required to attend all Advisory Committee meetings, including all Working Group meetings. Given the large number of Working Groups, L has advised that we designate several Alternate Executive Secretaries to ensure FACA compliance.
