Wednesday, August 7, 11:30 AM EDT - Livestream

Wendy Sherman on Mideast crisis, Russia prisoner swap and U.S. foreign policy

By Washington Post Live

note: this event is included on the NENJP calendar for educational purposes and will likely not be centering justice for Palestine as part of the conversation.

Sherman speaks about the escalating tensions in the Middle East, the repercussions of the historic prisoner swap between Russia and the United States and the state of American foreign policy.

Wendy Sherman led efforts to bring home wrongfully detained Americans and those held hostage abroad during her role as deputy secretary of state under the Biden administration. On Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 11:30 a.m. ET, Sherman joins The Post’s Shane Harris for a conversation about the repercussions of the historic prisoner swap between Russia and the United States, the escalating tensions in the Middle East and the state of American foreign policy.

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