Sarah Sewall
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Sarah Sewall is a Lecturer at Harvard Kennedy School and a member of the Secretary of Defense's Defense Policy Board. She served as the first Deputy Assistant Secretary for Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Assistance during the Clinton administration and served on President Obama's transition team. Sewall was formerly the Director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
at Harvard.
Sewall graduated from Harvard College
and Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. During the Clinton Administration, Sewall served in the Department of Defense
as the first Deputy Assistant Secretary for Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Assistance. From 1987-1993, she served as Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell
, delegate to the Senate Arms Control Observer Group, and on the Senate Democratic Policy Committee. Sewall has also worked at a variety of defense research organizations and as Associate Director of the Committee on International Security Studies at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
. She was lead editor of The United States and the International Criminal Court: National Security and International Law (2000) and has written widely on U.S. foreign policy, national security, and military intervention.
During the 2008 presidential campaign, Sewall served as one of US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama
's foreign policy advisers, and subsequently worked for the Obama transition, overseeing program review in the national security area, including the Department of State, Department of Defense
, Department of Homeland Security, foreign assistance, and Intelligence Community agencies.
Sewall is the founder and Faculty Director of the Mass Atrocity Response Operations (MARO) Project, a collaborative effort between the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
, and the U.S. Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute. The MARO Project seeks to enable the United States and the international community to stop genocide and mass atrocity as part of a broader integrated strategy by explaining key relevant military concepts and planning considerations. Sewall is also a member of the Center for Naval Analyses Defense Advisory Committee, founder of the White House Project's National Security Boot Camp, and a board member for both the Council for a Livable World
and Oxfam America. She is a member of the Mission Essential Personnel Board of Advisors.
Sewall's current research focuses on ethics in counterinsurgency, civil-military relations and collateral damage during military operations. She is writing a book about civilian harm in war.
Sewall is married to Massachusetts Rep. Tom Conroy and has 4 children.
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy is research center concerned with human rights, and is located at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University....
at Harvard.
Sewall graduated from Harvard College
Harvard College
Harvard College, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is one of two schools within Harvard University granting undergraduate degrees...
and Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. During the Clinton Administration, Sewall served in the Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
as the first Deputy Assistant Secretary for Peacekeeping and Humanitarian Assistance. From 1987-1993, she served as Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to Senate Majority Leader George J. Mitchell
George J. Mitchell
George John Mitchell, Jr., is the former U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace under the Obama administration. A Democrat, Mitchell was a United States Senator who served as the Senate Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995...
, delegate to the Senate Arms Control Observer Group, and on the Senate Democratic Policy Committee. Sewall has also worked at a variety of defense research organizations and as Associate Director of the Committee on International Security Studies at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
. She was lead editor of The United States and the International Criminal Court: National Security and International Law (2000) and has written widely on U.S. foreign policy, national security, and military intervention.
During the 2008 presidential campaign, Sewall served as one of US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
's foreign policy advisers, and subsequently worked for the Obama transition, overseeing program review in the national security area, including the Department of State, Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
, Department of Homeland Security, foreign assistance, and Intelligence Community agencies.
Sewall is the founder and Faculty Director of the Mass Atrocity Response Operations (MARO) Project, a collaborative effort between the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy
The Carr Center for Human Rights Policy is research center concerned with human rights, and is located at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University....
, and the U.S. Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute. The MARO Project seeks to enable the United States and the international community to stop genocide and mass atrocity as part of a broader integrated strategy by explaining key relevant military concepts and planning considerations. Sewall is also a member of the Center for Naval Analyses Defense Advisory Committee, founder of the White House Project's National Security Boot Camp, and a board member for both the Council for a Livable World
Council for a Livable World
Council for a Livable World is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit, advocacy organization dedicated to eliminating the U.S. arsenal of nuclear weapons...
and Oxfam America. She is a member of the Mission Essential Personnel Board of Advisors.
Sewall's current research focuses on ethics in counterinsurgency, civil-military relations and collateral damage during military operations. She is writing a book about civilian harm in war.
Sewall is married to Massachusetts Rep. Tom Conroy and has 4 children.