David Miliband is president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, overseeing its relief and development operations in over 30 countries, refugee resettlement and assistance programs throughout the United States, and advocacy efforts. He previously had a political career in the United Kingdom, serving as foreign secretary from 2007 to 2010, secretary of state for the environment in 2006, and Parliament member from 2001 to 2013. The son of refugees, Miliband authored the book, Rescue: Refugees and the Political Crisis of Our Time. President Clinton called him “one of the ablest, most creative public servants of our time,” and in 2016 Fortune Magazine named him one of the World’s Greatest Leaders.
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2018 Festival
To Fix the Refugee Crisis, Harness the Best of Human Nature
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