Please join the Center for American Progress for a special presentation:

The Role of the United States in

Combating Human Trafficking

May 12, 2010, 9:00am – 10:30am

Admission is free.

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Introduction: Ken Gude, Director of International Justice and Security Program, Center for American Progress

Keynote: Ambassador Luis deBaca, Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department of State

Moderator: David Abramowitz, Director of Policy and Government Relations, Humanity United

Panelists:

Ambassador Luis deBaca, Ambassador-at-Large to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, Department of State

Holly Burkhalter, Vice President of Government Relations, International Justice Mission

Nera Misra, Global Coordinator for Human Trafficking & Migrant Worker Programs, Solidarity Center

John Norris, Executive Director, Enough

The International Labor Organization estimates at least 12.3 million adults and children are victims of forced labor, bonded labor, and commercial sexual servitude at any given moment. The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 established the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons at the State Department to combat these forms of modern slavery. The TVPA requires an annual assessment of “severe forms of trafficking in persons” and governments’ efforts to assess them. The 2010 report will be released in June and ranks the United States for the first time. Please join us for a keynote address by Luis CdeBaca, ambassador-at-large for the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, who will preview the forthcoming report. The keynote will be followed by a discussion from a panel of experts who will address a range of issues including the report’s implications for both domestic and foreign policy and to what extent this issue is part of the State Department’s “Smart Power” approach to foreign policy. May 12, 2010, 9:00am – 10:30am Space is extremely limited.

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RSVP required. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and not guaranteed. Breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m.

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