Dr. Sonja Kreibich took up her post as the Consul General of Germany to the New England States in July 2022. Before arriving in Boston, she served at the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Berlin as the Head of Division for Pan African Issues, Southern Africa and the Great Lakes from 2018-22. Prior to this, she served as the Head of Unit for European Migration Policy from 2014-2018, and as press spokesperson in the Speaker’s Office from 2002-2006. Sonja’s roles within the Foreign Office have taken her abroad to the German Permanent Mission to the UN in New York as well as to the German Embassy in Bucharest, Romania. She studied law at the University of Bonn and at the University of Edinburgh and obtained a doctorate from the University of Bonn. Mustafa Soykurt is the Consul General of France in Boston, held the position of Technical Advisor for European Affairs at Matignon, in the offices of Édouard Philippe, Jean Castex and Élisabeth Borne. He had previously held the position of spokesperson, head of the press service of the Embassy of France in Italy (2016-2020) and had served in the Permanent Representation of France to the European Union in Brussels ( 2012-2016). In Paris, he worked at the Quai d'Orsay in the Directorate General for Globalization (2009-2012) and at the Ministry of Economy and Finance (2003-2009).
Boston Public Library - Rabb Lecture Hall
Steven A. Cook
Foley & Lardner LLP
Sam Eilertson, director of the acclaimed documentary ISRAELISM and James Sullivan, program director, Newburyport Documentary Film Festival
Virtual
Sam Eilertson, director of the acclaimed documentary ISRAELISM and James Sullivan, program director, Newburyport Documentary Film Festival
Virtual
Panelists include: • Lad Akins, Curator of Marine Conservation and Boat Captain, Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science • Steve Gonzalez, Special Projects and Events Director, Force Blue, and Master Chief Navy SEAL (Retired) • Susan Groh, Associate Director, NFL Green, and Founding Partner, Legacy Sustainability • Moderator: Jack Groh, Director, NFL Green, and Founding Partner, Legacy Sustainability
New England Aquarium
Richard Verma-Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Monica Duffy Toft-Professor of International Politics and Director of the Center for Strategic Studies Academic Dean
Boston Public Library - Rabb Lecture Hall
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