Dafna Hochman Rand
Dafna Hochman Rand is U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
Early Life and Education
[edit]Rand graduated from Lexington High School (Massachusetts) in 1996.[1] She received her BA from Harvard University and her PhD in political science from Columbia University.[2]
Career
[edit]Early in her career, Rand worked at Seeds of Peace International Camp in Maine and the Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Development in Herzliyah, Israel.[3]
Rand served as the foreign policy advisor to US Senator Frank Lautenberg from 2002 to 2004.[4]
She was the Vice President of Policy and Research at Mercy Corps, a non-governmental organization, from 2017 to 2021.[5]
Rand was Director of the Office of Foreign Assistance at the US Department of State from June 21, 2021, to May 12, 2023.[5]
She was confirmed as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor on August 1, 2024.
Selected bibliography
[edit]- Roots of the Arab Spring: Contested Authority and Political Change in the Middle East. University of Pennsylvania Press. 2013. ISBN 9780812245301.
References
[edit]- ^ "Lexington (Mass.) High School". Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ^ "Biography". Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ^ "Why Is This Seder Different?". Jewish Journal. March 28, 2002. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ^ "Dafna Hochman, Douglas Rand". New York Times. October 29, 2006. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ^ a b "Dr. Dafna H. Rand". Retrieved 2024-08-01.
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