This World Refugee Day, Diplomacy Classroom was joined by U.S. diplomats Anjalina Sen and Stacy Gilbert from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration.
Together, they told us about U.S. humanitarian leadership in efforts to resolve the plight of persecuted and forcibly displaced people around the world. Through conversation, we learned about U.S. national interests related to addressing humanitarian crises, how diplomats coordinate humanitarian responses, and what tools of diplomacy they use in the process.
Explore our Spotlight on Diplomacy on the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM)
Simulation
The country of Budan has passed a law forbidding the Rubits, a minority group, to worship according to their traditions. Sympathetic to the Rubits, the Gilbian government has allowed them to remain and provided some basic assistance, but Gilbia does not have the resources to care for the growing number of people…
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Story of Diplomacy
In 2012, I had just arrived at my first overseas assignment in Sierra Leone when I was asked to deal with a protest outside the…
Practices
The Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration provides aid and sustainable solutions for refugees—such as the Sudanese woman mentioned above. It assists…
