Clinton to kick off Global Women's Mentoring Partnership
Date: 27/04/2012      Time: 07:27:00 PM
 
On Monday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will kick off the seventh annual Fortune/U.S. State Department Global Women's Mentoring Partnership at the State Department, which brings 25 emerging women leaders from Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burma, China, Colombia, Egypt, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lebanon, Nigeria, Poland, South Africa, Tunisia and Zimbabwe to the United States from April 29 to May 25, the department announced on Friday. "This public-private partnership, which is conducted in coordination with the Vital Voices Global Partnership, connects emerging international women leaders with one of Fortune's Most Powerful Women Leaders to encourage the next generation of women leaders to bring positive change to their companies and communities," the announcement said. The program opens with a three-day orientation in Washington, where participants will meet with senior women in government, academia and business. The second phase of the program pairs each of the international participants with one or more of Fortune's Most Powerful Women leaders for a three-week mentoring program, where they will share skills and experiences. The program will conclude with a two-day debriefing in New York City, where participants attend workshops on media and communications strategies and meet with senior executives from New York-based companies.