Race Against Time: An Evening with Stephen Lewis
Stephen Lewis, former United Nations special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, speaks at Rice University.
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Sep 25, 2008 06:00 PM
Sep 25, 2008 08:00 PM
Sep 25, 2008 from 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm |
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| Where | Rice University's Baker Institute |
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| Event Access | Public |
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- Event Description
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Stephen Lewis is co-director of AIDS-Free World, a new international advocacy organization that works to promote more urgent and more effective global responses to HIV/AIDS.
Among several senior United Nations (U.N.) roles that spanned over two decades, Lewis was the U.N. secretary-general's special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, deputy executive director of UNICEF, and Canada's ambassador to the U.N.
In addition to his work with AIDS-Free World, Lewis is a professor in global health at McMaster University. He serves as chair of the board of the Stephen Lewis Foundation in Canada.
This event is co-sponsored by Rice University's Beyond Traditional Borders, Rice 360ยบ and the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management. It is free and open to the public.
- KEY PEOPLE
- Stephen Lewis
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