{"id":2956,"date":"2021-01-08T14:42:32","date_gmt":"2021-01-08T19:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/?post_type=cu-people&#038;p=2956"},"modified":"2021-01-11T16:48:35","modified_gmt":"2021-01-11T21:48:35","slug":"eskinder-negash","status":"publish","type":"cu-people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/lerrn\/people\/eskinder-negash\/","title":{"rendered":"Eskinder Negash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Eskinder Negash<\/strong> is President and CEO of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (<a href=\"https:\/\/refugees.org\/\">USCRI<\/a>), an organization founded in 1911 to protect the rights and address the needs of persons in forced or voluntary\u202fmigration\u202fworldwide and support their transition to a dignified life. 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