Rina Amiri
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Rina Amiri | |
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.jpg) Amiri in 2022 | |
| U.S. Special Envoy for Afghan Women, Girls and Human Rights | |
| In office January 6, 2022 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1969 (age 56–57) |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Tufts University |
Rina Amiri (born c. 1969) is an Afghan-born American diplomat and activist who served as the U.S. special envoy for Afghan women, girls and human rights from 2022 to 2025. She served as senior advisor to the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan under the Obama administration,[1] has served in the United Nations in several peace building capacities, and has held senior positions in programs at Harvard, Princeton, and New York University.[2] She has provided political analysis and commentary on MSNBC, PBS, CNN, and CSPAN, and was recognized as 125 Women of Impact by Newsweek.[3]
Amiri was born c. 1969[4] in Afghanistan. In 1973, at four years old, she became a refugee when her parents left secretly through the Khyber Pass out of Afghanistan and into Pakistan.[5] They later moved to Mumbai before settling in California.
In 2007, Amiri completed a masters of arts in law and diplomacy, mediation, and international relations at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University.[6][7]
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