Jessica Stern

Jessica Stern is the former U.S. special envoy for the human rights of LGBTQI+ persons (2021 to 2025) and the former executive director of Outright International (2012 to 2021). She is co-founder and principal of the Alliance for Diplomacy and Justice and a senior fellow at the Carr-Ryan Center at the Harvard Kennedy School.

Articles by Jessica Stern
Crowds watch outside of Stonewall National Monument as people take part in the 2025 NYC Pride March in New York City.
Crowds watch outside of Stonewall National Monument as people take part in the 2025 NYC Pride March in New York City.

The U.S. Is Abandoning the Global Fight for Equality

Shadow Government
Jessica Stern, Suzanne B. Goldberg
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a cabinet meeting in the White House in Washington, D.C.
U.S. President Donald Trump listens to Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a cabinet meeting in the White House in Washington, D.C.

Rubio’s Reorganization Plan Is a Wrecking Ball

Shadow Government
Jessica Stern
A supporter of same-sex marriage waves an LGBTQI+ pride flag in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington on June 26, 2023.
A supporter of same-sex marriage waves an LGBTQI+ pride flag in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building in Washington on June 26, 2023.

Protecting LGBTQI+ Rights Is Good Foreign Policy

Argument
Jessica Stern, Suzanne B. Goldberg
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