The Society invites you to attend the third annual Robert E. Dalton Roundtable on International Law in Government Practice. This year’s panel centers careers in the foreign service, more specifically legal advisers and attachés at foreign embassies and delegations.
The Co-Chairs of ASIL's Int-LAW group (International Legal Attachés of Washington) Simon Kürsener, Legal Adviser & Head of the Legal Section at the Embassy of Switzerland in the United States of Americas, and Rodrigo García Galindo, Third Secretary & Head of Legal Affairs at the Embassy of Mexico in The United States, serve as Co-Convenors of the event. The program will feature a moderated discussion of current international legal issues among mid-career attorneys engaged in the practice of international law. After the conclusion of the program, there will be a reception at which the panelists will meet informally with students and new professionals aspiring to government careers in international law.
Panelists:
- Hanna Jang, Senior Counsel, World Bank
- Simon Kürsener (moderator), Legal Adviser & Head of the Legal Section, Embassy of Switzerland in the United States of America
- Lakmini Seneviratne, Legal Adviser & Head of the Legal Department at the Regional International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Delegation for the United States & Canada
- Helen Thompstone, Legal Counsellor from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, British Embassy, Washington