CCLP Senior Fellow Jeremy Curtin was presented with the Equality Award yesterday, an annual award given by Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies (GLIFAA), by Cheryl Mills, Counselor and Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The award honors Curtin for his assistance in the implementation of Secretary Clinton's policy that extends benefits to the partners of Foreign Service employees. This policy serves as a specific application of President Obama's policy, which more broadly offers benefits to the partners of federal employees. Secretary Clinton's policy provides partners of Foreign Service employees with U.S. diplomatic passports, access to……Continue Reading Senior Fellow Jeremy Curtin honored by U.S. Department of State
Month: June 2012
Technology To Fight Human Trafficking: Microsoft Awards Research Grants
CCLP research director Mark Latonero interviewed by NPR Seattle's KUOW News about the recent Microsoft grant allocated to research efforts dedicated to quell the ever rising problem of "Human Trafficking Online." Latonero: "It's my hope that some of the research which is being incubated, really by Microsoft with these grants, actually has that kind of potential in the future." To read the interview in full, please click here. var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true};……Continue Reading Technology To Fight Human Trafficking: Microsoft Awards Research Grants
Microsoft Names Research Grant Recipients in Fight Against Child Sex Trafficking
CCLP post doc was amongst six research teams awarded $185,000 in funding from Microsoft to advance deeper understanding of the advertising and selling of children and the use of technology by "johns" in the child sex trade. Dr. Jennifer Musto, one of the Microsoft grantees, is part of CCLP's research team writing a follow-up report to be released in the fall. To read Microsoft's announcement in full please click here. var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true};……Continue Reading Microsoft Names Research Grant Recipients in Fight Against Child Sex Trafficking
The Reagan Legacy and Democracy
Faculty Fellow, Philip Seib, blogs for the Huffington Post about the importance of the Reagan Legacy and Democracy. "If the United States is to make democracy the hallmark of its public diplomacy, Reagan's words, and those of the former policy makers at his library's conference, can provide a valuable foundation for those who seek to build a new political world." Read the blog here. var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true};……Continue Reading The Reagan Legacy and Democracy
Country for Sale
Senior Fellow Richard Reeves blogs for TruthDig about the sobering reality of the possibility of an impending takeaway election. Is this Country for Sale? Read the article in full here. var addthis_config = {"data_track_addressbar":true};……Continue Reading Country for Sale