BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Loudoun County Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:Loudoun County Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:48cda506-29a2-4503-a25f-2fce6aac0cc8 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261001T182923Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261112T203000 SUMMARY:Great Decisions LOCATION:Purcellville Library\nPurcellville Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Purcellville Library;X-APP LE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Purcellville Library:geo:39.1362146,-77.7123443 GEO:39.1362146;-77.7123443 DESCRIPTION:Discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. Moderated by retired foreign service officer Jared Banks..\nhttps://loudou n.libnet.info/event/15503660 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

As democracy and human rights retreat glob ally&mdash\;and the U.S. pulls back&mdash\;how can civil society and legal norms remain effective in a divided world? What is the role and force of international law in this era of impunity?

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Jared Banks retired fro m the Department of State's Foreign Service in 2023 after more than 20 yea rs of public \;service. His career included overseas assignments to th e U.S. embassies in Afghanistan\, Brazil\, Poland\, and the United Kingdom \, and the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in Geneva. While in Washingt on\, DC\, he worked on foreign policy matters related to strategic competi tion\, international organizations\, science and technology\, climate and energy transition\, and human rights.

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