Johnny Walsh

Former USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Middle East and DRG, NSC Special Advisor, DHS, State, and composer/cellist of a folk opera (@teararoot)

[Isobel Coleman @ColemanUSAID]

Hi Twitter! I'm Isobel Coleman–the Policy and Programming half of USAID's Deputy Administrator duo. Follow @AdamsAllenUSAID, @PowerUSAID, and my new account for updates as @USAID tackles the many humanitarian crises and global development challenges around the world ���🇸🌐

[Yalda Hakim @SkyYaldaHakim]

For the first time since the Taliban takeover in August, Tolo TV put to air live music on its channel. It was to mark "Shab-e-Yalda" - a winter solstice celebration. The night of Yalda celebrates the triumph of light over darkness #Afghanistan

[Nathan Law 羅冠聰 @nathanlawkc]

#SummitForDemocracy Intersession Remark: We must leverage all we have to ensure that democracy’s revival is our top priority.
Dedicate this speech to all my friends in Hong Kong.
@POTUS

[USAID @USAID]

Spreading acronym awareness since 1961. #ICYMI, our MCM & #BFF @StephenAtHome took time out of his busy schedule at @colbertlateshow to send us this HBD message - TSYM! #USAIDat60

[Shaharzad Akbar شهرزاد اکبر @ShaharzadAkbar]

I want the world to be silent for a moment so we Afghans can scream our pain in its heart, uninterrupted.

[Ashley Jackson @a_a_jackson]

Pathways for migration for Afghans seeking entry to the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, or EU

(link from a friend - clearly not exhaustive and being updated)

https://t.co/BDpHe7j1Oq

[Johnny Walsh @johnnybwalsh]

Exactly. Spare the rhetoric and focus on this.

[Sen. Elissa Slotkin @SenatorSlotkin]

Just finished receiving a briefing on Afghanistan from the Secretaries of State & Defense. There will be plenty of time to Monday morning quarterback, but right now, we need the airport in Kabul open to all traffic, including civilian charters.

[Samantha Power @SamanthaJPower]

Autocrats are claiming their system works better, @POTUS says, but “I believe with every ounce of my being that democracy will prevail...That is our galvanizing mission...we have to prove that our model is not a relic of history...”

[Samantha Power @SamanthaJPower]

Egypt must stop targeting and detaining family members of American Mohamed @Soltan. Two of his cousins have been let go today—all of his family should be released and left alone. https://t.co/g9hYmPIaJG

[@rickolson @olson_rg]

My thoughts on what to do about Pakistan
https://t.co/1dzKW7163B

[Johnny Walsh @johnnybwalsh]

A new @USIP platform for all things Afghanistan peace process, including some great thinking from experts on the main issues the Afghan government and Taliban will likely discuss. May it help nudge peace talks along.

https://t.co/2JVMFVYUyd

[Johnny Walsh @johnnybwalsh]

Well said - beautiful article on the street murals that helped propel the Sudan protests last year.

[David W. Yang @david_w_yang]

Thanks to @USIP's @murrayem for her insights on the important role that artists have played in #Sudan's political transition. To those who say that Arts & Peacebuilding is a sideshow to conflict resolution, I say, "Open your eyes and your hearts." #SDG16
https://t.co/Uai3dpp9ff

[Johnny Walsh @johnnybwalsh]

@LuanneRice @tagsalegirl I want one!

[Johnny Walsh @johnnybwalsh]

Really now, that harmonica player in the white shirt seems a bit overdramatic

[Max Bergmann @maxbergmann]

Now’s the time for me to release the kompromat on the presumptive new SecState @ABlinken (cc: @RepMalinowski)

[Johnny Walsh @johnnybwalsh]

Incredible choice, @hrw!

[Sarah H Yager @YagerSarahH]

Excited to join @hrw as Washington director. I've worked with and admired this team for a long time. Let's go! https://t.co/KIofyxnZYO

[Johnny Walsh @johnnybwalsh]

Art and peacebuilding!

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Meet ‘Little Amal’, a giant refugee puppet, set to embark on an epic journey from Syria to Europe in a bid to “rewrite the narrative about refugees”.

[Johnny Walsh @johnnybwalsh]

Amazing video letter from my @USIP colleague and musical collaborator Paul to his late grandfather.