Mark P. Lagon

Mark P. Lagon is on the faculty at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and served as U.S. ambassador-at-large to combat trafficking in persons. He is the former president of Freedom House.

Articles by Mark P. Lagon
Protesters hold up their fists up in Lafayette Park, across from the White House, to protest against police brutality and racial injustice on June 14.

Why Inclusion Is Important for U.S. Foreign Policy
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Sohini Chatterjee, Mark P. Lagon
A health worker waits to handle an unconfirmed Ebola patient at a newly built, Médecins Sans Frontières-supported Ebola treatment center in Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Nov. 7, 2018.

In Fragile States, Disease Outbreaks Don’t Stay Local for Long
Elephants in the Room |
Shannon Kellman, Mark P. Lagon
Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, chairs a meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Sept. 17. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Can Nikki Haley Deliver One Last Time?
Elephants in the Room |
Victoria Holt, Mark P. Lagon
Former U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson delivers remarks at a 2017 Trafficking in Persons Report ceremony at the State Department on June 27, 2017 in Washington. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

The Fight Against Human Trafficking Is Too Important for Trump and Pompeo to Ignore
Elephants in the Room |
Mark P. Lagon, Olivia Enos
US President Donald Trump addresses the 72nd Annual UN General Assembly in New York on September 19, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

It’s Time for the United States to Grade the U.N. and Other International Organizations
Elephants in the Room |
Mark P. Lagon
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