On March 30, at 5:00pm, the Faculty of Human Sciences invites Rebecca Neff - Deputy Chief of Mission to the U.S. Embassy in Lisbon, for an OpenClass on "Diplomacy in Action: Priorities for U.S.- Portugal Relations".
Moderated by Professor Michael Baum (PPE, FCH-UCP), this session is part of the "Intersecting Philosophy, Politics and Economics" cycle, open to the entire academic community.
This OpenLecture will take place in Room Exposições at Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
From February to August 2021, Rebecca served as Director for Western Europe at the National Security Council where she was responsible for U.S. policy for nine countries, including Portugal. Prior to that, she led the State Department’s efforts on peace and security issues as the Senior Advisor to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (The Helsinki Commission) in Congress.
From 2018-2020, Rebecca served as Deputy Director and Acting Director of the Office of Western Europe in the European Bureau, with responsibility for U.S. relations with 15 countries. Her overseas assignments include Paris, Moscow, Ankara, London, and Kyiv.
