Call for applications

February 9, 2023 His Excellency Hanno Pevkur Minister of Defence Ministry of Defence, Estonia Dear Minister Pevkur: On behalf of Halifax International Security Forum (HFX), I am pleased to share with you the enclosed Call for Applications for the 2023 Peace With Women Fellowship. We would gladly receive an application from Estonia. The 2023 Fellowship will continue to expand the leadership capacity of senior women officers from the NATO Alliance. By the time the 2023 class convenes, 20 countries will have participated and developed a network that will prove to be vital for the Alliance’s continued collaboration. In October 2023, Fellows will travel between cities in the United States and Canada before attending the annual Halifax International Security Forum. Over the course of 28 days, they will experience more than 45 engagements with leaders and experts from military, government, technology, media, academia, and civil society. As evidenced by the previous classes of the Fellowship, your officer will return home with new knowledge about the growing landscape of international security and an expanded network of experts who can inform your missions as needed. The added value is that Fellows depart the program with an invigorated commitment to their work, eager to contribute even more fully to the organization. Enclosed are the Call for Applications and Information Sheet. All of these materials are also available online on our website www.halifaxtheforum.org. Please share this opportunity with your officers and join us in strengthening the leadership of military leaders across NATO. Please note that we will also be sending a copy of this letter to your country’s Chief of Defence. Women provide vital and often unrecognized contributions to peace and security. Please join HFX to advance women’s leadership in security and build a network of leaders. Sincerely, Susan Markham Director, Peace With Women Fellowship Enclosures 1740 N Street, NW ● Washington DC 20036 ● (202) 688-2470 ● [email protected]  CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 2023 Peace With Women Fellowship Eligibility ● Active-duty female military officers from NATO member and partner countries ● Rank equivalent to army colonel or naval captain (NATO rank OF-05) or above ● Oral and written proficiency in English, as program will be conducted in English Funding The government of a selected officer shall contribute USD25,000. This amount covers: flights within North America, hotel accommodations, three meals per day, and ground transportation. Note: Flights into Washington, DC to begin the program and out of Halifax, NS at the end of the Forum are not included. The application is available at: https://halifaxtheforum.org/hfx-peace-with-woman Important Dates 2023 May 5 Application deadline June 29 Selection of Fellows Oct 24 Fellowship Start Date Nov 17-19 HFX Forum 2023 Nov 20 Departure from Halifax Application Instructions All answers should be submitted in English. Priority consideration will be given to early applicants. Before beginning the online application, applicants should prepare the following materials which will be submitted as PDF attachments to the online application form: 1. Letter of affirmation from applicant’s commanding officer that addresses the following question: Why did you choose this candidate and what value will the Peace With Women Fellowship add to the candidate’s career growth? 2. Applicant CV or Resume detailing responsibilities and achievements through applicant’s military career. This should be in list form, not a narrative. 3. Applicant short professional biography (200 words or less) 4. Essay questions to be completed by applicant (300 words or less per question) ● Describe your current responsibilities and the scope of your accountability/authority (budget, personnel, etc.). ● What are your short-term and long-term goals within your country’s armed forces? ● What aspect(s) of the Fellowship do you feel will be important to apply to your current and future roles? ● What has been your most pressing leadership challenge and how have you addressed or resolved it?  “The military is about teams. The complex challenges we face require diverse teams. Strong teams are diverse. Developing the leadership of women in uniform and more diversity in our organisations is the only way we can become more effective. A program like the Peace With Women Fellowship helps us achieving this goal and ultimately strengthen the NATO Alliance.” — ADMIRAL ROB BAUER Chair of the NATO Military Committee ADVANCING WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ACROSS THE NATO ALLIANCE Military operational effectiveness is proven to be substantially enhanced by proportionate representation between men and women. Still, PROGRAM OVERVIEW women make up only 12% of NATO countries’ armed forces, causing one of our most Increasing women’s leadership in international security is valuable resources — our professional women central to strengthening strategic cooperation among the — to be underutilized. Increasing the number world’s democracies. To that end, the HFX Peace With of women participating in allied militaries is a Women Fellowship brings together senior, active-duty, fundamental strategic imperative. female military officers from NATO member and partner countries for a three-week executive tour of the political and technology capitals of the United States and Canada. The Fellowship is designed to challenge participants by engaging with senior government, military, corporate, and academic leaders to discuss and better understand the world’s leading security issues. The program endeavors to not only ensure that the Fellows can discuss the problems HFX is dedicated to strengthening strategic and ideas they face, but also propose innovative solutions cooperation among democracies. Its annual and apply what they learn in their home countries. Forum is recognized as the leading gathering of democratic leaders committed to global security HFX is proud to lead the security community with this and prosperity. Halifax’s other initiatives include unprecedented Fellowship program advancing women’s the Peace With Women Fellowship, Pete & leadership in security, while fostering a dynamic network of Steve’s “The World” podcast, and the China women military leaders across the world. Strategy Project. Halifax International Security Forum is an independent, non-profit, non- partisan organization based in Washington, DC.  “The Fellowship was an excellent arena to learn and discuss a wide range of security issues. I am so proud of being part of this group of women in uniform which was so powerful when engaging with all the senior high level expertise. We also learned a lot from each other and created strong bonds during these weeks.” — COMMODORE SOLVEIG KREY, NORWEGIAN ARMED FORCES, 2019 Fellow FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT HALIFAXTHEFORUM.ORG EMAIL: [email protected] • PHONE: (202) 688-2470 2022 MEETINGS AND CONTENT • Dr. Mara Karlin, Assistant Secretary of Defense Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities, U.S. Department of Defense Government: • Lt. General Mary O'Brien, Director of Command, • Anita Anand, Minister of Defence, Canada Control, Communications and Computer (C4)/Cyber, • Erin Cooper, Deputy Director for Women, Peace, and Chief Information Officer, J6, Joint Staff and Security, Office of Secretary of Defense, U.S. • Michelle Strucke, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Department of Defense Defense, U.S. Department of Defense • Cailin Crockett, Director for Military Personnel & Readiness, National Security Council/Senior Advisor, Civil Society: White House Gender Policy Council • Daniel Araya, CIGI Senior Fellow and Senior Partner • Captain John Egan, U.S. Coast Guard Attache to at the World Legal Summit Canada • Elsa Barronis, Research Fellow, Center for Climate • Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator, New York and Security • Jennifer Hawkins, Senior Women, Peace and • Dr. Balkan Devlen, Senior Fellow, Security Advisor, USAID Macdonald-Laurier Institute • Sonya Holt, (Ret.) Deputy Associate Director of CIA • Sahana Dharmapuri, Director, Our Secure Future for Talent for Diversity and Inclusion and Chief • Paul Fagan, Director of the Human Rights and Diversity and Inclusion Officer Democracy Programs, McCain Institute • Sara Jacobs, U.S. Member of Congress, CA-53 • Dr. Mohamed Habsah, Health Advisor, Health in • Bonnie Jenkins, Undersecretary of State for Arms Emergencies, Canadian Red Cross Control and International Security, U.S. Department • Hans Hogrefe, Congressional Fellow, Our Secure of State Future • Rupal Kharod, (Ret.) FBI Intelligence Analyst • Brigitte Hugh, Research Fellow, Center for Climate • Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Security • Lida Noory, Senior Advisor and Director for Women, • Kathleen Kuehnast, Director, Gender Policy and Peace, and Security in the Secretary's Office of Strategy, U.S. Institute of Peace Global Women's Issues, U.S. Department of State • Branka Marijan, Senior Researcher, • Jacqueline O'Neill, Ambassador for Women, Peace, Project Ploughshares and Security, Canada • Mai Mavinkurve, Senior Fellow, Centre for • Brooke Owens, Women, Peace and Security International Governance Innovation (CIGI} Advisor, Joint Staff J5, U.S. Department of Defense • Kathleen Mcinnis, Senior Fellow, International • Jacky Rosen, U.S. Senator, Nevada Security Program and Director, Smart Women, Smart • Jeanne Shaheen, U.S. Senator, New Hampshire Power Initiative, Center for Strategic and International • Mike Smith, Director Office of Global Program and Studies Initiatives, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S. • Bessma Momani, CIGI Senior Fellow and Professor Department of State and interim Assistant Vice, President of International • Jody Thomas, National Security and Intelligence Relations, University of Waterloo Advisor, Office of the Prime Minister, Canada • Dr. David Perry, President, Canadian Global Affairs Institute Military: • Dr. Heather Exner-Pirot, Senior Policy Analyst and • Lt. General Nina Armagno, Director of Staff, Research Coordinator, Macdonald-Laurier Institute Headquarters U.S. Space Force • Cody Ragonese, Senior Program Officer, • James Baker, Director of Net Assessment, U.S. Equimundo Department of Defense • Andrea Rezzonico, Deputy to the CEO and the • Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Deputy Director, Converging Risks Lab Committee, NAT O • Nicole Ripley, Senior Program Officer, • Ms. Caroline Baxter, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Asia Foundation Defense for Force Education and Training, U.S. • Dr. Sophie Rondeau, Senior Legal Advisor, Interna­ Department of Defense tional Humanitarian Law, Canadian Red Cross • Canadian Forces College • Paul Samson, President, Centre for International • Lieutenant General (Ret.) D. Michael Day, Canadian Governance Innovation (CIGI} Armed Forces • Ms. Sharonya Sekhar, Director of Humanitarian • Meike Eoyang, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Diplomacy, Policy and Global Relations, Canadian Defense for Cyber Policy, U.S. Department of Red Cross Defense • Ms. Lakmini Seneviratne, Operational Legal Coordi­ • Admiral Linda Fagan, Commandant, US Coast Guard nator, International Committee of the Red Cross • Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Vice Chief of Naval • Aaron Shull, Managing Director and General Operations Counsel, CIGI • Erin Sikorsky, Director of the Center for Climate and • Nicole Foster, Head of Global Communications & Security and the International Military Council on Inclusion and Outreach Programs, AWS Climate and Security • Darren Hawco, VAdm {Ret.), Executive Advisor, • Dr. Salim Sohani Senior Director, Health in Consulting, Deloitte Emergencies, Canadian Red Cross • France Hebert, Vice President and General • Kristina Wilfore, #ShePersisted Manager, Defence & Security, GAE • Beth McGrath, Managing Director, Government and Academia: Public Services, Deloitte • Gina Bennett, Adjunct Associate Professor, Center • lain Paterson, Chief Information Security Officer, for Security Studies, Georgetown University WELL Health Technologies Corp. • Paula Doyle, Adjunct Associate Professor, Center for Security Studies, Georgetown University Media/Public Affairs: • Joe Felter, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution • Adrienne Arsenault, CBC News • Jendayi Frazer, Duignan Distinguished Visiting • Darrell Bricker, lpsos Fellow, Hoover Institution • Jennifer Griffin, Fox News • Herb Lin, Hank J. Holland Fellow in Cyber Policy • Missy Ryan, Washington Post and Security, Hoover Institution • Dr. Rob Huebert, Associate Professor Diplomatic Sessions were hosted in Washington, • Jacquelyn Schneider, Hoover Fellow, DC by HFX and in Ottawa by Susannah Goshko, Hoover Institution the British High Commissioner to Canada and the Women in Defence and Security Canada. Both Private Sector: receptions provided the opportunity for Fellows to • Diane Ashley, Managing Director, meet with their diplomatic representatives. Deloitte Consulting • Debbie Baxter, Partner, Real Estate Advisory, A Leadership Session took place in Ottawa, Deloitte Canada allowing the participants to meet with military and • Judith Bennett, Director General, Materiel Systems Department of National Defence leaders in Canada and Supply Chain, PMP to discuss professional leadership, challenges and • Darlene Chiu Bryant, Executive Director, GlobalSF solutions. T he session was led by Brigadier • Dean Fealk, Co-Managing Partner, DLA Piper General Tattersall.