PUBLIC POLICY - Articles, Events, and Interviews
Women celebrate history, change in Lowell
by: Nancy Tuttle, Lowell Sun - March 2, 2010
Swanee Hunt was the featured speaker at the Lowell Women's Week breakfast on March 1, 2010. Ambassador Hunt kicked off the celebrations which have been held annually during Women's History Month since 1996.
Ambassador Swanee Hunt participated in the City of Boston's "The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service and Celebration," Monday, January 18, 2010. She read the words of Dr. King's Montgomery Improvement Association Mass Meeting at Holt Street Baptist Church speech, given on December 5, 1955, to a crowded Faneuil Hall Marketplace.
A short history of Faneuil Hall:
Christened the Cradle of Liberty due to its vital role in revolutionary politics, it was at Faneuil Hall in 1764 that Americans first protested against the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act, setting the doctrine that would come to be known as no taxation without representation. Gatherings to protest the Stamp Act, the Townshend Act, and the Redcoat occupation would follow, as would one of the first in a series of meetings that would culminate in the Boston Tea Party. The statue of Samuel Adams in front of Faneuil Hall could not be better placed, for it was here that he did his greatest work, dominating town meetings and staging a funeral for the victims of the Boston Massacre. The third floor is Headquarters for the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts, the third oldest chartered military organization in the world and the oldest in the western hemisphere. Following the Revolution and to this day, Faneuil Hall retained its position as a stage for debate.
Ambassador Swanee Hunt participated in the USA Today Hollywood Hero Awards in Beverly Hills, CA, on November 10, 2009, giving her testimonial about Ashley Judd, the 2009 honoree. Ashley Judd is a student of Swanee's at the Harvard Kennedy School, an actress, and Global Ambassador for YouthAIDS.
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer and Ambassador Swanee Hunt teamed up to discuss women, peacebuilding, and advancing the rule of law at the American Society of International Law on October 28, 2009.
Ambassador Swanee Hunt and a panel of fellow experts in the field of human trafficking (David Arkless, president, Global Corporate and Government Affairs, Manpower; Conny Czymoch, host, "Der Tag," Phoenix Television; Luis CdeBaca, director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, U.S. Department of State; Sophie Gasperment, global chief executive officer, The Body Shop International; Ndioro Ndiaya, deputy director-general, International Organization for Migration; Julia Ormond, founder and president, Alliance to Stop Slavery and End Trafficking (ASSET); and Kailash Satyarthi, chairperson, Global March Against Child Labour) joined the Clinton Global Initiative on September 24, 2009 to discuss Leadership and Solutions to End Human Trafficking and Forced Labor.
Swanee
Hunt interviewed in "Women Still Vying for Leadership Spots"
by Michel Martin, Tell Me More, NPR - May 28, 2008
Interview with Russia Today on why women are effective politicians
Russia Today - March 1, 2008
Ambassador Swanee Hunt to host Engendering Peace: Security Through an Inclusive Lens at Harvard
by Meredith Goldstein, Boston Globe - January 16, 2008
What I Learned
by Swanee Hunt, Newsweek - October 27, 2007
Swanee Hunt on her efforts to influence President Clinton to intervene and end the war in Bosnia. She presents the idea that women, in effort to influence their children's lives, are in a position to effect change at a greater level if they exert that same effort outside their home.
Oil Heiress Enters Women's Hall of Fame
by Ben Dobbin, Associated Press - October 6, 2007
"Women Worth Watching in 2008: Swanee Hunt"
Profiles in Diversity Journal - September/October 2007
Swanee Hunt is a woman worth watching in 2008
Video Interview: Swanee Hunt on Women Peacemakers
UNESCO Roundtable for International Women's Day - March 8, 2007
Anna Politkovskaya Still Wages Peace
by Swanee Hunt, San Francisco Chronicle - February 4, 2007
Women Leaders Worldwide
NPR's OnPoint with Tom Ashbrook - January 10, 2007
Women leaders speak out for peace
The Chet Curtis Report, NECN - January 8, 2007
Rape Cases Must Claim the Attention of All
by Swanee Hunt, The Inquirer (Monrovia) - December 13, 2006
Ambassador Swanee Hunt Leads Team of Experts to Liberia
Press Release - December 5, 2006
The Former Slave Who Helped Turn the World Upside Down
by Swanee Hunt, Dallas-Fort Worth Star-Telegram - November 26, 2006
Making a Year of Civic Service a Rite of Passage
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - March 1, 2006
Work at your own Risk: Freelancers Pay the Price
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - January 4, 2006
Southern belle, steel magnolia
by Eetta Prince-Gibson, The Jerusalem Post - December 22, 2005
Combating the 'Craziness of War'
by Mehru Jaffer, Women's Feature Service - December 11, 2005
Prominent Women’s Rights Advocate Swanee Hunt Visits Korea;
“Marry a Man who Accepts Your Work”
by Moon Kyeong-ran, JoongAng Ilbo - November 30, 2005
Celebrating Atoms for Peace
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - October 26, 2005
Where Quotas Work
by Swanee Hunt, Los Angeles Times - October 15, 2005
The Good News from Kabul
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - September 28, 2005
The Magic of Music
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - August 17, 2005
Civil Rights in the New Millennium
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - July 20, 2005
Srebrenica: An Anniversary to Remember
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - July 6, 2005
A Strong Voice for our Children
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - June 8, 2005
Responding with Life
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - May 11, 2005
We’re All Mothers
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - April 27, 2005
Home Is Where the Art Is
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - April 13, 2005
Opening our Eyes to the World's Trafficking Nightmare
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - March 30, 2005
Solving Religious Intolerance with the Young and Wise
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - March 15, 2005
A Small Shower in the Desert
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - March 2, 2005
Confidence: The Secret to Success
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - February 16, 2005
Women, War and the Presidency
by Marie C. Wilson and Swanee Hunt, US Newswire - February 9, 2005
Swanee Hunt and Marie White's article on strategy employed by former preseidents in time of war and the need to change the status quo by electing a woman to office.
Wangari Maathai: Planting Seeds of Hope
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - February 2, 2005
In Disaster Zone, Women are Key
by Swanee Hunt and Don Steinberg, The Christian Science Monitor - January 24, 2005
Article written by SH and Don Steinberg on a group of women's organizations demanding to be included in the post-tsunami recovery and reconstruction process in Sri Lanka.
The Politics of the Golden Rule
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - January 19, 2005
Artistic Revival
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - January 5, 2005
Addresses the benefits of an established, concentrated arts district in major cities. Florida, for example, reports that investments in arts and culture can have a greater impact than dollars put into sports stadiums, conventions centers, and other tourism-building projects.
Moving Beyond Silence: Women Waging Peace
by Swanee Hunt, Chapter 18, contributed to Listening to the Silences: Women and War - 2005
Get Out and Experience the World
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - December 8, 2004
Divided We Stand
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - November 10, 2004
Success in Education: Kerry Makes the Grade
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - October 27, 2004
Environmental Heroes and Villains
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - October 13, 2004
What Makes You Feel Secure?
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - September 29, 2004
A Terrible Use of Terror
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - September 15, 2004
Safety of our Streets Hinges on Politics
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - September 1, 2004
Statistics provided on the Federal Assault Weapons Act implemented in 1994. Despite its numerous loopholes, the act was successful. Up for renewal in 2004, a New York Times/Wall Street Journal poll revealed that 78% of Americans strongly supported its renewal while NRA members lobbied against it.
Muslim Women in the Bosnian Crucible
by Swanee Hunt, Sex Roles Vol 51, Nos. 5/6 - September 2004
A Recipe for Instability
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - August 18, 2004
Road to Success Paved with the Arts
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - August 4, 2004
Iraq's Excluded Women
by Swanee Hunt and Cristina Posa, Foreign Policy - July/August 2004
Ladies First: Ten years after the genocide, will women succeed in rebuilding Rwanda?
Wide Angle - PBS - July 22 2004
Don’t Delay in Darfur
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - July 7, 2004
Diplomats Unite Against Bush
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - June 23, 2004
Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change, a group of 27 former senior diplomats, military and state officials that have served under every president since Truman, uncharacteristically voice their criticism of George Bush's "incompetent administration" citing the manipulation of intelligence to justify our involvement in Iraq. In doing so they have compromised national security by funneling resources away from the war against al Qaeda and towards the invasion of Iraq.
Where are the Women in the New Iraq?
by Swanee Hunt and Cristina Posa, Boston Globe - June 22, 2004
Swanee Hunt article on the Governing Council in Iraq taking control of the transitional government's appointment process to install their own political members, including new Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. In doing so they've prevented womens' participation in governance and negated the democratic image the Bush administration has asserted.
Against All Odds
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - May 19, 2004
A Human Being Died That Night
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - April 23, 2004
Ending World Poverty
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - April 21, 2004
Rwanda’s Genocide: Memorials and Memories
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - April 7, 2004
Harsh Justice
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - February 4, 2004
Wes Clark and Family Values
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - January 28, 2004
Every Breath You Take
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - January 7, 2004
Who Guards the Guards?
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - December 10, 2003
Money for Art and Your Kicks for Free
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - November 25, 2003
Gagged and Bound
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - November 18, 2003
The Healing Arts
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - November 5, 2003
The Legacy of Noble Warriors
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - October 29, 2003
In Pursuit of Justice
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - October 15, 2003
Bring Back the Music
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - September 17, 2003
“Why Am I Here?” Young Immigrants Find Harsh Punishment in the Land of the Free
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - September 10, 2003
Appreciating Difference
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - August 20, 2003
Rolling the Dice on our Children
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - July 23, 2003
Article on the rise of teen-aged gambling in the US and the need for educational programs, federal controls on Internet betting, and limits on legal gaming.
The Cost of Going Solo
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - July 16, 2003
A Canine Solution for a Safer World
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - June 24, 2003
AIDS Relief: Saving Millions to Save Ourselves
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - June 18, 2003
Life is not a Jigsaw Puzzle
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - June 11, 2003
A Role for Iraqi Women
by Swanee Hunt, Scripps Howard News Service - May 7, 2003
A Rare View of Chechnya
by Swanee Hunt, Rocky Mountain News - April 2002
Transition within Tradition: Restoring Women's Participation in Afghanistan
by Swanee Hunt and Rina Amiri - 2002
"Conference report: more than 30 Afghan experts, Islamic scholars, non-governmental
organization (NGO) representatives, and policymakers reviewed and discussed the history of Afghanistan to determine the role for women in its reconstruction."
A Donor's Alternative Energy
by Domenica Marchetti, The Chronicle of Philanthropy - March 8, 2001
Career Moves:
Kennedy School Faculty Describe the Ins and Outs of Their Careers
Swanee Hunt Chapter, Harvard College - December 11, 2000
Swanee Hunt's personal path to political leadership