Cultural Events
Leadership for Women Workshop (09/25/2007)
On her first day in Tashkent, Ms. Davis held a workshop at the Embassy for prominent female leaders, among whom were a popular folk singer and a famous actress. Newly-arrived at post, Ambassador Richard Norland opened the event by welcoming the audience members to the Embassy. Ms. Davis then made a presentation on the Principles of Effective Leadership. She invited all audience members to take part in the discussion and get to know each other better by dividing them up into groups to discuss whether leadership is a born or learned skill and then present their conclusions to the entire audience.
Through her dynamic presentation skills, Ms. Davis drew the women into a dialog on what makes a good leader. Many of the women in the audience said they were also happy to meet Ms. Davis in person after they had first "met" her through a Black History Month/Women's History month digital video conference that the Embassy held in February.