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Lauren Lovelace is Executive Director of the U.S.-Afghan Women’s Council at Georgetown University. A career Foreign Service Officer, Lauren has served in India; Egypt; the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in NY; the International Visitor Leadership Program in NY; Washington DC; and most recently Bangladesh, where she launched a groundbreaking public-private partnership to engage, inspire, connect, and empower Bangladesh’s 80% youth majority through public service. Lauren speaks French, Arabic, and Russian. She holds a BA from Tufts University; a Masters in International Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School; a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Kentucky; and a graduate certificate from St. Petersburg State University, Russia. Lauren is a recipient of the State Department’s Distinguished, Superior, and Meritorious Honor Awards. She is a native of Kentucky and is married to writer Dan Morrison, author of The Black Nile. Lauren can be reached at