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'''Farah Pandith''' (born January 13, 1968) is an [[ | '''Farah Pandith''' (born January 13, 1968) is an [[Americans|American]] academic of [[Indian people|Indian]] descent. She was appointed the first-ever Special Representative to Muslim Communities in June 2009 by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110117144834/http://fletcher.tufts.edu/news/2010/07/features/pandith.shtml |url=http://fletcher.tufts.edu/news/2010/07/features/pandith.shtml |archive-date=2011-01-17 |title=America's Face to Muslims |last=Ahmed |first=Imaduddin |work=Fletcher News |publisher=The Fletcher School. Tufts University |date=June 18, 2010 |access-date=2017-11-05}} Also available on the [http://imadahmed.wordpress.com/2010/06/18/america%E2%80%99s-face-to-muslims/ author's website].</ref><ref name="bio">"[https://2001-2009.state.gov/p/eur/rls/or/83085.htm Biography of Farah Pandith]". Archive: Information released online from January 20, 2001 to January 20, 2009. U.S. Department of State. state.gov. Retrieved 2017-11-05.</ref><ref>"[http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/07/01/state-department-muslim-envoy-pledges-new-era-of-respect-engagement/ State Department Muslim envoy pledges new era of respect]". ''Political Ticker'' blog. CNN. cnn.com. July 1, 2009. Retrieved 2017-11-05. Concerns Farah Pandith's first press briefing as Special Representative to Muslim Communities.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://2009-2017.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2009/06a/125443.htm |date=June 26, 2009 |title=Secretary Clinton Appoints Farah Pandith to Head New Office of the United States Representative to Muslim Communities |publisher=U.S. Department of State |type=press release |access-date=2017-11-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-26/hyderabad/28197341_1_farah-pandith-muslim-communities-special-representative-pandith |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024035346/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-06-26/hyderabad/28197341_1_farah-pandith-muslim-communities-special-representative-pandith |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 24, 2012 |date=June 26, 2009 |work=[[The Times of India]] |title=Indian American is US special muslim representative |access-date=2017-11-05}}</ref> The position was made specifically for her after she briefed Secretary Clinton about her work in the Bush Administration. She had the rare distinction of being a political appointee for two Republican presidents and President Obama. When she was the Special Representative she traveled to almost 100 countries.<ref name="bio" /> After serving under both Secretaries Clinton and John Kerry, she left government. She said she came to Washington after 9/11 again and wanted to serve – she left after more than a decade in public service. She worked at USAID and then went to the [[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]] and then the U.S. Department of State.<ref name="bio" /> When she left in 2014, she returned to her home state of Massachusetts. | ||
Farah Pandith is a senior fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.belfercenter.org/person/farah-pandith|title=Farah Pandith|website=Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs|language=en|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref> Before that she had been a Spring fellow at the Institute of Politics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2014/01/24/farah-pandith-leaving-state-dept-job-join-harvard-university-institute-politics/|title=Farah Pandith is leaving State Dept. job to join the Harvard University Institute of Politics|date=24 January 2014|website=The American Bazaar}}</ref> Right after leaving government she began working with the London-based Institute for Strategic Dialogue from outside of government. She is currently the Head of Strategy for ISD. She is an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfr.org/expert/farah-anwar-pandith|title=Farah Anwar Pandith|website=Council on Foreign Relations|language=en|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref> | Farah Pandith is a senior fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.belfercenter.org/person/farah-pandith|title=Farah Pandith|website=Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs|language=en|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref> Before that she had been a Spring fellow at the Institute of Politics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2014/01/24/farah-pandith-leaving-state-dept-job-join-harvard-university-institute-politics/|title=Farah Pandith is leaving State Dept. job to join the Harvard University Institute of Politics|date=24 January 2014|website=The American Bazaar}}</ref> Right after leaving government she began working with the London-based Institute for Strategic Dialogue from outside of government. She is currently the Head of Strategy for ISD. She is an adjunct senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfr.org/expert/farah-anwar-pandith|title=Farah Anwar Pandith|website=Council on Foreign Relations|language=en|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref> | ||
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Prior to her appointment as Special Representative, Farah Pandith was senior advisor to the assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/p/eur/rls/or/83085.htm|title=Biography of Farah Pandith|last=Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information|first=Bureau of Public Affairs|date=2007-04-16|website=2001-2009.state.gov|language=en|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref> From December 2004 to February 2007, Ms. Pandith served on the National Security Council staff as the director for Middle East Regional Initiatives. She re-entered government after the attacks on September 11, 2001, to serve as chief of staff of the Bureau for Asia and the Near East for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). In 2004, she spent two months in Afghanistan developing a public outreach strategy. She also served at USAID from 1990–1993 on the administrator's staff and as the special assistant to the director of policy. From 1997 to 2003, Ms. Pandith was Vice President of International Business for ML Strategies, LLC in Boston, Massachusetts, and served as a Commissioner on Governor Paul A. Cellucci's bi-partisan Asian Advisory Commission. | Prior to her appointment as Special Representative, Farah Pandith was senior advisor to the assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://2001-2009.state.gov/p/eur/rls/or/83085.htm|title=Biography of Farah Pandith|last=Department Of State. The Office of Electronic Information|first=Bureau of Public Affairs|date=2007-04-16|website=2001-2009.state.gov|language=en|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref> From December 2004 to February 2007, Ms. Pandith served on the National Security Council staff as the director for Middle East Regional Initiatives. She re-entered government after the attacks on September 11, 2001, to serve as chief of staff of the Bureau for Asia and the Near East for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). In 2004, she spent two months in Afghanistan developing a public outreach strategy. She also served at USAID from 1990–1993 on the administrator's staff and as the special assistant to the director of policy. From 1997 to 2003, Ms. Pandith was Vice President of International Business for ML Strategies, LLC in Boston, Massachusetts, and served as a Commissioner on Governor Paul A. Cellucci's bi-partisan Asian Advisory Commission. | ||
Farah Pandith has also consulted for organizations in the public, private, and non-profit sectors and has served in leadership positions on several boards with a focus on international affairs, women's empowerment, education, and cultural diplomacy. She sits on several boards including on the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy's Board of Advisors.<ref name="bio" /><ref name="linkedin">http://www.linkedin.com/in/farahpandith Farah Pandith's LinkedIn profile</ref> She was a member of Secretary Jeh Johnson's Homeland Security Advisory Council where she chaired its task force on countering violent extremism from 2015-2017. Their task force report in 2016 presented a 50 state CVE plan to protect the homeland. From 2017, she also served as a Commissioner and Strategic Advisor on the Center for Strategic and International Studies CVE Commission. Tony Blair and Leon Panetta were the chairs of the commission. The final report is called ''Turning Point''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csis.org/features/turning-point|title=A New Comprehensive Strategy for countering Violent Extremism|website=csis.org|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref> | Farah Pandith has also consulted for organizations in the public, private, and non-profit sectors and has served in leadership positions on several boards with a focus on international affairs, women's empowerment, education, and cultural diplomacy. She sits on several boards including on the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy's Board of Advisors.<ref name="bio" /><ref name="linkedin">http://www.linkedin.com/in/farahpandith Farah Pandith's LinkedIn profile</ref> She was a member of Secretary Jeh Johnson's Homeland Security Advisory Council where she chaired its task force on countering violent extremism from 2015-2017. Their task force report in 2016 presented a 50 state CVE plan to protect the homeland. From 2017, she also served as a Commissioner and Strategic Advisor on the Center for Strategic and International Studies CVE Commission. Tony Blair and [[Leon Panetta]] were the chairs of the commission. The final report is called ''Turning Point''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.csis.org/features/turning-point|title=A New Comprehensive Strategy for countering Violent Extremism|website=csis.org|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref> | ||
== Education == | == Education == | ||
Farah Pandith received a master's degree from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, where she specialized in International Security Studies, Islamic Civilizations and Southwest Asia, and International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution.<ref name="bio"/> She received an A.B. in Government and Psychology from Smith College, where she was president of the student body.<ref name="bio" /><ref name="boston">http://www.boston.com/ae/events/articles/2008/05/17/the_messenger/ Farah Pandith featured in The Boston Globe on May 17, 2008</ref> She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Mount Saint Mary's University in 2017 and an honorary Doctor of Laws from Tufts University in 2018. | Farah Pandith received a master's degree from [[The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy]] at [[Tufts University]], where she specialized in International Security Studies, Islamic Civilizations and Southwest Asia, and International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution.<ref name="bio"/> She received an A.B. in Government and Psychology from [[Smith College]], where she was president of the student body.<ref name="bio" /><ref name="boston">http://www.boston.com/ae/events/articles/2008/05/17/the_messenger/ Farah Pandith featured in The Boston Globe on May 17, 2008</ref> She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from [[Mount Saint Mary's University]] in 2017 and an honorary Doctor of Laws from Tufts University in 2018. Farrah graduated from [[Milton Academy]] located in Milton, MA in 1986. | ||
== Awards == | == Awards == | ||
Farah Pandith is the recipient of many awards, including the Smith College Medal and the National Campus Leadership Council's Presidential Legacy Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smith.edu/about-smith/smith-history/smith-college-medal|title=The Smith College Medal {{!}} Smith College|website=smith.edu|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.campusleaders.org/story/152/campus_legacy_alexandra_curtis|title= National Campus Leadership Council: 2017 Campus Legacy Awardees|last=Michaelsen|first=Brendan|website=campusleaders.org|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref> She has also been the recipient of the [[European Academy of Sciences and Arts]] Ring of Tolerance, the [[Tufts University]] Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award, the [[University of Massachusetts Lowell]] Public Service Award, the NDTV Profit Award for Excellence in International Governance, and a RUMI Peace and Dialogue Award for Extraordinary Commitment to Public Service.<ref name="Farah Pandith, F95">{{Cite web|url=https://commencement.tufts.edu/coverage/class-2018/honorary-degree/farah-pandith/|title=Farah Pandith, F95|website=Commencement Coverage|language=en|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uml.edu/news/stories/2013/womenpublicservice.aspx|title=Conference Honors Pandith with Public Service Award|website=uml.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/video/special/president-obama-s-team-india-161542-99|title=President Obama's Team India|website=ndtv.com|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rumiforum.org/2012-peace-and-dialogue-awards/|title=2012 RUMI Peace and Dialogue Awards {{!}} Rumi Forum|website=rumiforum.org|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref> Farah Pandith was named one of ''Boston Magazine''’s top ‘Thinkers’ in 2014 and one of ''Washingtonian''’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2014/04/29/power-of-ideas/|title=The Power of Ideas: Boston's Most Powerful Thought Leaders|last=scraper|first=I'm a|date=2014-04-29|website=Boston Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2011/10/03/washingtons-100-most-powerful-women/|title=Washington's 100 Most Powerful Women {{!}} Washingtonian (DC)|date=2011-10-03|website=Washingtonian|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref><ref name="fletcher">http://fletcher.tufts.edu/news/2009/pdf/insider.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616212443/http://fletcher.tufts.edu/news/2009/pdf/insider.pdf |date=2010-06-16 }} Farah Pandith in the Inaugural Edition of the Washingtonian Magazine</ref> | Farah Pandith is the recipient of many awards, including the Smith College Medal and the National Campus Leadership Council's Presidential Legacy Award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smith.edu/about-smith/smith-history/smith-college-medal|title=The Smith College Medal {{!}} Smith College|website=smith.edu|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.campusleaders.org/story/152/campus_legacy_alexandra_curtis|title= National Campus Leadership Council: 2017 Campus Legacy Awardees|last=Michaelsen|first=Brendan|website=campusleaders.org|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref> She has also been the recipient of the [[European Academy of Sciences and Arts]] Ring of Tolerance, the [[Tufts University]] Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award, the [[University of Massachusetts Lowell]] Public Service Award, the NDTV Profit Award for Excellence in International Governance, and a RUMI Peace and Dialogue Award for Extraordinary Commitment to Public Service.<ref name="Farah Pandith, F95">{{Cite web|url=https://commencement.tufts.edu/coverage/class-2018/honorary-degree/farah-pandith/|title=Farah Pandith, F95|website=Commencement Coverage|language=en|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uml.edu/news/stories/2013/womenpublicservice.aspx|title=Conference Honors Pandith with Public Service Award|website=uml.edu|language=en|access-date=2019-03-09|archive-date=2021-01-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118172516/https://www.uml.edu/news/stories/2013/womenpublicservice.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/video/special/president-obama-s-team-india-161542-99|title=President Obama's Team India|website=ndtv.com|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://rumiforum.org/2012-peace-and-dialogue-awards/|title=2012 RUMI Peace and Dialogue Awards {{!}} Rumi Forum|website=rumiforum.org|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref> Farah Pandith was named one of ''Boston Magazine''’s top ‘Thinkers’ in 2014 and one of ''Washingtonian''’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2014/04/29/power-of-ideas/|title=The Power of Ideas: Boston's Most Powerful Thought Leaders|last=scraper|first=I'm a|date=2014-04-29|website=Boston Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2011/10/03/washingtons-100-most-powerful-women/|title=Washington's 100 Most Powerful Women {{!}} Washingtonian (DC)|date=2011-10-03|website=Washingtonian|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref><ref name="fletcher">http://fletcher.tufts.edu/news/2009/pdf/insider.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616212443/http://fletcher.tufts.edu/news/2009/pdf/insider.pdf |date=2010-06-16 }} Farah Pandith in the Inaugural Edition of the Washingtonian Magazine</ref> | ||
== Media == | == Media == | ||
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== Personal life == | == Personal life == | ||
Farah Pandith was born in Srinagar, | Farah Pandith was born in Srinagar, India, and was raised in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.<ref name="boston" /> She divides her time between Washington, D.C.; London; and Cambridge, Massachusetts.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://farahpandith.com/about/|title=About Farah – Farah Pandith|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-09}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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* [http://farahpandith.com Farah Pandith Website] | * [http://farahpandith.com Farah Pandith Website] | ||
*{{Twitter}} | *{{Twitter}} | ||
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[[Category:American diplomats]] | [[Category:American diplomats]] | ||
[[Category:Obama administration personnel]] | [[Category:Obama administration personnel]] | ||
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[[Category:1968 births]] | [[Category:1968 births]] | ||
[[Category:Smith College alumni]] | [[Category:Smith College alumni]] | ||
[[Category:The Fletcher School at Tufts University alumni]] | [[Category:The Fletcher School at Tufts University alumni]] | ||