Stephanie Psaki Discusses Her Career in Global Health Security and Foreign Policy
Stephanie Psaki, former U.S. coordinator for global health security at the National Security Council under the Biden administration, shares her career journey from studying foreign service at Georgetown to leading U.S. responses to disease outbreaks like Ebola. In an interview with the Council on Foreign Relations, she reflects on her early interest in public health, the pushback she faced for her honors thesis arguing for U.S. responsibility in the AIDS crisis in Africa, and the cultural differences between working in NGOs, academia, and the federal government. Now a senior fellow at CFR, Psaki emphasizes that career paths need not be linear and highlights the importance of health as a core human experience. She also discusses the hierarchical nature of government work and the ongoing debate about U.S. responsibility to invest in global health.
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