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Recapping The 6th Annual Texas Women, Peace, and Security Symposium

The 6th Annual Texas Symposium on Women, Peace, and Security

On November 20, 2020, the Program on Women, Peace, and Security at the Bush School of Government and Public Service hosted the 6th Annual Symposium on Women, Peace, and Security. The title of the event was “1325 + 20: Celebrating the Anniversary of UNSCR 1325 and Looking Towards the Future.”

Symposium Highlights | Symposium Agenda

Symposium Highlights

Full video of the event

The event brought together various academics, practitioners, military experts, and politicians to discuss the progress that has been made in the past twenty years by UNSCR 1325 and the implications that its continued usage has for the future.

During the event, we heard from keynote speakers Ambassadors Anwarul Chowdhury, Kelley Currie, and Roya Rahmani, along with Dr. James Minnich and Dr. Jeannette Haynie. All of these speakers provided their insight on the progression of UNSCR 1325 and its applicability in military and political settings, both domestically and abroad. The discussion was engaging and informative.

On behalf of the WPS concentration and the Bush School, we would like to thank everyone who participated, and we look forward to our next symposium in the fall of 2021.

Symposium Agenda

Friday, November 20, 2020
  • 8:30 – 8:35 am
  • Conference Welcome Address
  • Dean Mark Welsh III,
    • The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University
  • 8:35 – 8:40 am
  • Conference Orientation and Logistics
  • Dr. Valerie Hudson
    • Director of Women, Peace, and Security at The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University
  • 8:45 – 9:45 am
  • Distinguished Keynote Speaker
  • Ambassador Anwarul K. Chowdhury
    • Former Under-Secretary -General of the United Nations
    • Former Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations
    • Initiator of the precursor decision leading to the UNSCR 1325 as the President of the UN Security Council in March 2000
  • 9:50 – 10:50 am
  • Ambassador Kelley Currie, US Department of State, Office on Global Women’s Issues
  • Ambassador Roya Rahmani, Ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States
  • 10:55 – 11:45 am
  • Dr. James Minnich
    • Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies
  • 11:50 am – 12:40 pm
  • Dr. Jeannette Haynie
    • The Athena Leadership Project
  • 12:45 – 1:00 pm
  • Wrap up and Reflections – Dr. Valerie Hudson
    • The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University