Student luncheon with former President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Center for Human Rights and International Justice
Program in International Relations
Center for African Studies
Join us for a lunch conversation with former Liberia President and Nobel Peace Laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. This casual conversation will include an opportunity for students to pose questions, so please come ready to participate.
This event is limited to Stanford students.
About Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
"Internationally known as “Africa’s Iron Lady,” Nobel Laureate Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a leading promoter of freedom, peace, justice, women’s empowerment and democratic rule. As Africa’s first democratically-elected female head of state, she led Liberia through reconciliation and recovery following the nation’s decade-long civil war, as well as the Ebola Crisis, winning international acclaim for achieving economic, social, and political change. Recognized as a global leader for women’s empowerment, President Sirleaf was awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize for Peace in 2011. She is the recipient of The Presidential Medal of Freedom — the United States’ highest civilian award — for her personal courage and unwavering commitment to expanding freedom and improving the lives of Africans. Her many honors also include the Grand Croix of the Légion d’Honneur, France’s highest public distinction, and being named one of Forbes’s “100 Most Powerful Women in the World.”"