Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine with particular reference to U.S. – India Ties and the Indo-Pacific Strategy

The Peninsula Foundation in collaboration with the U.S. Consulate General, Chennai organised a closed-door round table discussion on “Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine with particular reference to U.S. – India Ties and the Indo-Pacific Strategy” on 17 October, 2022. In attendance were strategic analysts, representatives from think tanks, scholars and media houses from South India.

Guest Speaker:

Ms. Nancy Izzo Jackson is a Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA), where she supports the Assistant Secretary in formulating and implementing U.S.-India policy. Prior to her current assignment, Ms. Izzo Jackson served as the Senior Bureau Official in the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) from January 2021 to March 2022. Previous assignments included SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary for Afghanistan from November 2019 to January 2021, and PRM Deputy Assistant Secretary from 2015-2019. She has been a member of the Senior Executive Service since 2010. Prior to becoming a member of the Senior Executive Service, Ms. Izzo Jackson was a tenured member of the U.S. Foreign Service, serving with distinction at U.S. embassies in Liberia and Sri Lanka. Domestic assignments included serving as Special Assistant to the Secretary of State’s Senior Advisor on Haiti following a coup that threatened a mass migration to U.S. shores. She is also the recipient of numerous State Department Superior and Meritorious Honor Awards.