People, Politics and Purpose - Navigating diplomatic life, leadership and impact

Date: 5 June 2024

When:

4:00pm-6:00pm, Wednesday 5 June 2024

Where:

Curtin University, 137 St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000

Tickets:

Alumni (current Financial Alumni Member): Complimentary

Alumni: $85

This session is available online for Regional Alumni

Regional Alumni (current Financial Alumni Member): Complimentary

Regional Alumni: $42.50

Description:

We are delighted to be welcoming the U.S. Consul-General in Western Australia, Siriana Nair. Drawing on her experiences in the diplomatic service, Siriana will offer unique insights into leading in the complex environment of international diplomacy to positively influence for impact; the challenges of balancing political imperatives with personal purpose and the intricacies of diplomatic roles in a U.S. election year.

Speaker: Siriana Nair

Siriana Nair is a career Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State. Prior to her assignment as the United States Consul General in Perth, Australia, she served as the Deputy Political Counselor at the U.S. Mission in Brasilia, Brazil, advancing bilateral geopolitical objectives during a period of transformation in Brazil's foreign policy. In 2021, she was nominated for the State Department Director General's Award for Impact and Originality in Reporting. Prior to Brazil, Ms Nair served as Acting Political Counselor at the U.S. Mission in Jakarta, Indonesia, overseeing U.S. engagement in a broad range of areas, including democracy and human rights, military and security cooperation, and the South China Sea.

As the Director of the United States’ International Narcotics and Law Enforcement regional office for North Africa in Rabat, Morocco, Ms Nair established and managed multi-million dollar programs in law enforcement, prison reform, and border security, which continue to deliver benefits to the U.S.-Morocco partnership. Her other assignments with the Department of State include New Delhi, India; Manila, Philippines; and Washington, D.C., where she worked in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs and in the State Department's Human Resources Bureau. Ms Nair has a Master’s degree in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, and degrees in Political Science and Biology from Wellesley College. She is married to Jai Nair, a fellow Foreign Service Officer, and they have four children.

Register via our Alumni Portal by 5:00pm on Tuesday 28 May 2024.