Kamissa Camara joins conference panel on U.S.–U.N. relations in Bloomington

Ambassador Kamissa Camara participated as a panelist in "America's Evolving Relationship with the U.N." at the 11th America's Role in the World Conference, held at the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies in Bloomington, Indiana.

The discussion, moderated by Interim Dean David Bosco, featured Camara alongside Ambassador Feisal Istrabadi and Brett Schaefer. Panelists examined the often-fractious relationship between the United States and the United Nations, with particular attention to recent U.S. withdrawals and funding cuts affecting U.N. operations, including humanitarian aid and peacekeeping.

The conversation explored how shifting U.S. policy may reshape the United Nations and broader multilateral institutions in the years ahead, as well as the implications for global cooperation, crisis response, and international governance.

Watch the discussion here.

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Kamissa Camara

Professor of practice

Camara is the former Foreign Minister of Mali and the youngest person to have ever held the position in Mali’s history. She brings 15 years of experience with foreign policy and socio-political and security in Sub-Saharan Africa. Camara most recently served as Chief of Staff to the President of Mali. Camara also spent time as the Minister of Digital Economy and Planning for Mali and Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of Mali.