Uzra Zeya
Uzra Zeya | |
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| Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights | |
Designate | |
| Assuming office July 2021 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Succeeding | Nathan Sales |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Education | Georgetown University (BA) |
Uzra Zeya is an American diplomat nominated to serve as Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights in the Biden Administration.[1]
Early life and education
Zeya was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina to immigrants from Bihar, India.[2][3][4] Zeya's sister, Rena Golden (née Rena Shaheen Zeya), died in 2013 due to lymphoma. Zeya graduated from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University.[5]
Career
Uzra Zeya worked as a diplomat in the U.S. Foreign Service for 27 years. During the Obama administration, Zeya served as the acting assistant Secretary and principal deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. She also worked in the Embassy of the United States, Paris from 2014 to 2017.[6] In 2013, Zeya was suspected to have been involved in the arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade.[7][8] Zeya was accused of helping evacuate the domestic help's kin out of India,[clarification needed] just two days prior to Khobragade's arrest.[9]
In 2018, Zeya wrote in Politico wrote that she left the State Department after not being promoted because she did not pass the Trump administration's "Breitbart test" due to her race and gender.[10]
From 2019 through 2021, Zeya served as the President and CEO of the Alliance for Peacebuilding, a network of organizations working to end violent conflict worldwide.[11]
References
- ^ "Biden nominates Indian-American Uzra Zeya to key State Department position". Hindustan Times. January 17, 2021.
- ^ "Uzra Zeya". ISD. 2019-03-15. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ^ "'Desi' diplomats don't have it easy".
- ^ Chidan; Sep 25, Rajghatta / TNN / Updated; 2018; Ist, 09:23. "Indian-American diplomat Uzra Zeya quits state department, calling out racist and gender bias in Trump administration - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
{{cite web}}:|last3=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Uzra Zeya". ISD. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- ^ "Alumni Profile: Uzra Zeya". Master of Science in Foreign Service. Georgetown University. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ Krishnankutty, Pia (2021-01-19). "Biden's pick Uzra Zeya had 'helped' Indian diplomat Khobragade's maid during 2013 row". ThePrint. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Joe Biden keeps Dems with RSS-BJP links out". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ "US official 'assisted' in maid's kin evacuation". Deccan Chronicle. 2013-12-22. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ Zeya, Uzra (17 September 2018). "Trump Is Making American Diplomacy White Again". Politico Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ^ "The Alliance for Peacebuilding's Board of Directors Endorses Uzra Zeya for Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights in the U.S. Department of State". Alliance for Peacebuilding. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
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