Americans for Informed Democracy Honors Kinloch

Americans for Informed Democracy Honors Kinloch with Young Patriot Award

Palisadian-Post
9/4/2004

Americans for Informed Democracy (AID), a non-partisan 501(c)3 organization promoting multilateralism, honored JESSICA KINLOCH, the daughter of James and Edith Kinloch, with its 'Young Patriot' award. The award was created to 'to honor those extraordinary young leaders who fight for a U.S. foreign policy that is true to American values.' As part of the award, Jessica participated in an all-expenses paid weekend retreat in Peacham, Vermont, aimed at raising global awareness on university campuses.

'I feel terrific about receiving the award and moving forward with Americans for Informed Democracy,' Kinloch said in an e-mail. 'I was recently also named Senior Political Analyst of AID and am a member of the Board. I hope to use my position to encourage young people and communities across America to help improve America's image abroad and to engage them in current world issues.'

According to the organization's director Seth Green, Jessica's impressive background qualified her for this honor. Jessica graduated this June from Harvard University with an honors degree in history. Her studies focused on the modern international migration phenomenon, specifically on human trafficking and xenophobia. Jessica is a recipient of the DeWolfe Howe grant from Harvard Law School to author a book as a continuation of her honors senior thesis entitled, 'The Golden Venture Saga of 1993: Complex Dialogues and Continuing Reverberations.' Jessica is active in the field of human rights and she has worked with some of the foremost authorities in her field. As an accomplished pianist, she has performed extensively in California and New England and also served as President of the Harvard Piano Society. In March of this year, as one-half of the Isengard Duo, she returned home to perform in a violin-piano concert at Pierson Playhouse.

Jessica will now help to organize an Americans for Informed Democracy chapter in Dallas, Texas and the upcoming 'Hope not Hate' Series on U.S.-Islamic relations, to be held in September as part of a national town hall series in more than a dozen cities nationwide. Her future plans include teaching and law school.