Joanne Myers was director of the Carnegie Council's Public Affairs Programs (formerly Merrill House Programs). She was responsible for planning and organizing more than 50 public programs a year at the Council, many of which have been featured on C-SPAN's Booknotes.
Myers is also a columnist and advisory board member for PassBlue, an independent digital publication that covers the United Nations.
Before joining the Council, she was director of the Consular Corps/Deputy General Counsel at the New York City Commission for the United Nations, Consular Corps and Protocol, where she acted as the liaison between the mayor of New York and the consulates general. Myers holds a JD from Benjamin C. Cardozo School of Law and a BA in international relations from the University of Minnesota.
Featured Work
FEB 11, 2005 • Transcript
Bearing Witness to Genocide: Rwanda, Darfur, and the Implications for Future Peacekeeping Operations
In 1994, General Dallaire was the commander of the UN Assistance Mission to Rwanda and powerless to stop the massacre of 800,000 people, who were slaughtered in 100 ...
FEB 9, 2005 • Podcast
Children at War
The ever-growing number of child soldiers across the globe is one of the world's most under-reported stories. "There are an estimated 300,000 child soldiers right now ...
FEB 3, 2005 • Podcast
Three Challenges for the Human Rights Movement: Darfur, Abu Ghraib, and the Role of the United Nations
Kenneth Roth, Executive Director of Human Rights Watch, discusses Darfur, Abu Ghraib, and the role of the UN.
JAN 27, 2005 • Podcast
The World's Banker: A Story of Failed States, Financial Crises, and the Wealth and Poverty of Nations
Will the World Bank survive? Despite its shortcomings, Mallaby believes we need it badly, as there is a serious lack of strong institutions to manage ...
JAN 25, 2005 • Transcript
America the Vulnerable: How Our Government is Failing to Protect Us from Terrorism
Flynn analyzes America's failure to address the reality that terrorism will continue as a form of warfare, and offers a prescription for making our networks ...
JAN 20, 2005 • Transcript
Indonesian Democracy: New Hope
The September 2004 election of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono gives Theodore Friend reason to be hopeful about the future of Indonesian democracy.
JAN 19, 2005 • Podcast
Global Crises, Global Solutions
According to Lomborg, the $50 billion that will be spent on development assistance over the next four years ought to be focused on realistic goals such ...
JAN 13, 2005 • Podcast
What We Owe Iraq: War and the Ethics of Nation Building
Feldman, a constitutional expert and Arabic-speaker sent to Iraq by the Bush administration, argues that U.S. intervention in Iraq amounts to a moral promise. ...
DEC 8, 2004 • Podcast
The United States of Europe: The New Superpower and the End of American Supremacy
T. R. Reid discusses the state of European integration and argues that Americans are not aware of the extent to which the EU has turned ...
DEC 7, 2004 • Podcast
Challenges in UN Peacekeeping Operations
The demand for UN peacekeeping troops has risen at an unprecedented rate, says Guéhenno, Under-Secretary General for UN Peacekeeping Operations. This presents enormous challenges, ...