On February 1, the anniversary of the Greensboro lunch counter sit-in, the Secretary’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion will host a panel reflecting on the legacy of Ambassador Terence A. Todman who courageously fought to desegregate the Department’s dining facilities in Virginia.
This panel is open to the public and will be streamed at: https://interactive.state.gov/profiling-courage-todman/February 1
9:00-10:00 a.m. EST
***3:00-4:00 p.m. (15:00-16:00) Sarajevo time
This will be the fifth installment of the S/ODI series: “DEIA in Action” and will discuss how Ambassador Todman’s legacy inspires current Department efforts to build a more just, equitable, and accessible workplace for all employees.
Panelists include:
- CDIO Ambassador: Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley,
- Ambassador Todman’s son: Terence Todman, Jr.,
- Director of forthcoming PBS documentary “The American Diplomat:" Leola Calzolai-Stewart, Former U.S. diplomat: Chris Richardson, and
- Acting Director of the National Museum of American Diplomacy: Susan Cleary.
S/ODI Senior Advisor, Maryum Saifee, will moderate the discussion and there will be an opportunity to ask questions in the interactive chat.
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