Wednesday, January 8, 2003

Town Meeting

"Where Do You Turn for Justice When War Crimes are Real?"

The Honorable Pierre-Richard Prosper

U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues

Prior to his appointment as Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues by President Bush, Ambassador Prosper served as Special Counsel and Policy Adviser in the Office of War Crimes Issues between 1999-2001. He was detailed to the State Department from the U.S. Department of Justice where he served as a Special Assistant to the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division. From 1996 to late 1998, Ambassador Prosper served as a war crimes prosecutor for the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, where, as lead prosecutor, he successfully prosecuted the first ever case of genocide under the 1948 Genocide Convention. Between 1994 and 1996, he was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California in Los Angeles where, as part of the Drug Enforcement Task Force, he investigated and prosecuted major international drug cartels. Prior to becoming an Assistant U.S. Attorney, Ambassador Prosper was a Deputy District Attorney for Los Angeles County, California between the years 1989 and 1994. During his last two years in the District Attorney's office he was responsible for prosecuting gang-related homicides for the Bureau of Special Operations, Hard Core Gang Division.

Ambassador Prosper received his J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law. In 2000, he was the recipient of Pepperdine University School of Law's Distinguished Alumnus Award and was selected by Harvard Law School to be a 2000-2001 Wasserstein Fellow. In 1999, he received the Alumni Award of Excellence in the field of Law from Boston College.

Parking is limited, but available underneath the Institute building.  Reception at 8:30 pm.