{"id":62372,"date":"2016-01-21T12:29:41","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T10:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/telephonic-press-briefing-with-u-s-special-envoy-for-the-human-rights-of-lgbti-persons-randy-berry-january-27-1315-gmt\/"},"modified":"2016-01-21T12:29:41","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T10:29:41","slug":"telephonic-press-briefing-with-u-s-special-envoy-for-the-human-rights-of-lgbti-persons-randy-berry-january-27-1315-gmt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/telephonic-press-briefing-with-u-s-special-envoy-for-the-human-rights-of-lgbti-persons-randy-berry-january-27-1315-gmt\/","title":{"rendered":"Telephonic Press Briefing with U.S. Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons Randy Berry, January 27, 13:15 GMT"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON D.C., United States of America, January 21, 2016\/APO (African Press Organization)\/ — <\/span><\/p>\n

EVENT:<\/p>\n

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Please join us on Wednesday, January 27 at 13:15 (GMT) for a telephonic press briefing with U.S. Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons Randy Berry to discuss his visit to Malawi, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa, January 18- 27, 2016.\u00a0 Special Envoy Berry will also discuss U.S. leadership in advancing the human rights of LGBTI persons across Africa and globally.<\/p>\n

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DETAILS:<\/p>\n

Speaker:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 U.S. Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons Randy Berry<\/p>\n

Date:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 January 27, 2016
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* Please use Time Zone Converter to determine the start time of the event in your time zone.<\/p>\n

Language:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 English.\u00a0 French and Portuguese interpretation will be offered.<\/p>\n

Ground rules:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 On the record<\/p>\n

Dial-in Info:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To be provided once you RSVP<\/p>\n

RSVP:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 RSVP to afmediahub@state.gov.\u00a0 Please indicate if you will dial in (specify<\/p>\n

English\/French\/Portuguese line), or request that we dial out to you (provide the phone number and language to be used).<\/p>\n

Twitter:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Follow the conversation with #LGBTI. Follow us @AfricaMediaHub and Special Envoy Berry on @RandyBerry<\/p>\n

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LOGISTICS:<\/p>\n

Callers should dial-in to the conference call 10-15 minutes early.\u00a0
When an individual journalist dials-in, the operator will collect the caller\u2019s name, press affiliation, and location.\u00a0 When an embassy dials in, the operator will ask the embassy\u2019s name and location.
The moderator will facilitate the Q and A among the connected callers.\u00a0 Journalists on the conference call will be instructed to press the \u201c*\u201d and \u201c1\u201d buttons on their phones in order to enter the question queue.\u00a0 NOTE:\u00a0 You can press \u201c*1\u201d at any time during the call to join the question queue, even before the moderator begins the Q and A portion.\u00a0 We ask that journalists limit themselves to one question and indicate to which speaker the question is directed.\u00a0 Journalists can also submit questions in English to afmediahub@state.gov prior to or during the call.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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BIO:<\/p>\n

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Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons<\/p>\n

U.S. Department of State<\/p>\n

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On April 13, 2015, Secretary Kerry appointed Randy W. Berry as the U.S. State Department\u2019s first-ever Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBTI Persons.\u00a0 Prior to serving as the Special Envoy, he served as the United States Consul General in Amsterdam. He was United States Consul General in Auckland, New Zealand from 2009 to 2012, and prior to that, Deputy Chief of Mission of the U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal from 2007 to 2009.<\/p>\n

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Mr. Berry\u2019s career with the State Department has also taken him to postings in Bangladesh, Egypt, Uganda (twice), and South Africa, as well as Washington DC. Mr. Berry holds a State Department Superior Honor Award, and is a nine-time Meritorious Honor Award recipient. He speaks Spanish and Arabic.<\/p>\n

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Mr. Berry was raised on a family cattle ranch in rural Custer County, Colorado. He is a graduate of Bethany College of Lindsborg, Kansas, and was a Rotary Scholar at the University of Adelaide, South Australia. Before joining the Foreign Service in 1993, Berry worked as an international training manager for America West Airlines in Phoenix, Arizona.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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