Zeenat Rahman is the project director of the Inclusive America Project at the Aspen Institute. She is an expert on global youth issues, interfaith and diversity engagement, and is a former diplomat. From 2012 to 2014, Rahman was a presidential political appointee, serving as special advisor on global youth issues at the US Department of State. Prior to this appointment, she served as director of the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the United States Agency for International Development. Earlier in her career, she was director of policy for Interfaith Youth Core. Rahman has also been a fellow at University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics.
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