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IRD Professional Women’s Brunch
March 7 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
March 7 @ 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Join the IRD on March 7th for our Professional Women’s Brunch. We will hear from Dr. Susan Yoshihara, American Council on Women Peace and Security. She will talk about her pro-life work. There will be food, mimosas, and time for networking. Guests are encouraged! The event will take place from 11:00AM – 12:30PM. This event is only for women. If you have any questions email [email protected].
Susan Yoshihara
Dr. Yoshihara advised the Department of Defense (War) from 2020 to 2025 at NORAD and USNORTHCOM and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency and University where she led the team that integrated the requirements of the WPS Act of 2017 into education and training for the U.S. security cooperation workforce.
Dr. Yoshihara participated in UN negotiations on development, security, and human rights from 2006-2020 as part of civil society, serving on the Holy See delegation during the Commission on Population and Development, and advising the UN Security Council at its Open Debate on Children Affected by Armed Conflict.
She served twenty years as a U.S. Naval Aviator, leading helicopter combat logistics missions in the Gulf War and humanitarian assistance and search and rescue missions in Africa, Asia, and the Pacific Islands. She was on the faculty at the U.S. Naval War College and the board of directors of the White House Fellows Alumni Association and Foundation.
Dr. Yoshihara’s latest book is Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) in US Security Cooperation. Her other books include Waging War to Make Peace: U.S. Intervention in Global Conflicts, and Population Decline and the Remaking of Great Power Politics.
She lives in Vienna, Virginia with her husband, Dr. Toshi Yoshihara, and their two daughters.
Dr. Yoshihara holds a Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, M.F.A. in creative writing from Antioch University, Los Angeles, M.A. in National Security Affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School, and B.S. from the U.S. Naval Academy.
