Eric Schwartz
Fellow

Eric Schwartz

Member Since 1969

Biography

President, Refugees International. Former Dean and Professor, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota; U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration, U.S. Department of State; Director, Connect U.S. Fund; UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Deputy Special Envoy for Tsunami Recovery; Second-Ranking Official, Geneva office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights; Senior Director and Special Assistant to the President for Multilateral and Humanitarian Affairs, National Security Council; Staff Consultant, U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
President Refugees International 2017 2022
Dean Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs University of Minnesota 2011 2017
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration U.S. Department of State 2009 2011
Professor Humphrey School University of MN 2022 Present

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