Understanding Venezuela: Context, Complexity, and Current Realities (paid event)

Drawing from a career in diplomacy and policy that includes serving the United States as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cuba and Venezuela in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs and the Deputy Special Representative for Venezuela at the U.S. Department of State (for which she received a Superior Honor Award), the International Relations Council is delighted to host Carrie Filipetti, Executive Director of the Vandenberg Coalition, for a lecture program centered around nuancing and contextualizing current events in Venezuela.

It is critical we all understand that what is happening now in Venezuela, and what other democracies choose to do about it, will be a bellwether for future aspiring democratic movements around the world. That is because while there is much that is unique about Venezuela, the concept of a once thriving democracy descending into abject dictatorship is, sadly, familiar. – Carrie Filipetti, in an August 2024 op-ed to National Post

Carrie Filipetti currently serves as the Executive Director of the Vandenberg Coalition. Prior to this role, Carrie served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cuba and Venezuela in the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs and the Deputy Special Representative for Venezuela at the U.S. Department of State, for which she received a Superior Honor Award. From 2019-2020, Carrie also served as the Senior Advisor to the Havana Incidents Task Force, where she was responsible for coordinating an inter-agency effort to address the causes of unexplained health incidents affecting U.S. personnel, and identifying proper long-term care mechanisms. Prior to these roles, Carrie served as a Senior Policy Advisor for the United States Mission to the United Nations (USUN), where she advised U.S. Ambassador Nikki R. Haley on issues related to counterterrorism, the Middle East, and the Western Hemisphere. Carrie graduated with a degree in Religious Studies from the University of Virginia as both a Jefferson and Echol’s scholar.

Registration site: https://www.irckc.org/what-we-do/irc-events-calendar/#id=10809&cid=1742&wid=2201&type=Cal

Individual seats are available for $10 each for IRC members, $15 each for non-members, and $0 each for students.

Sponsorships are available at $500, $1000, $2000.