Nicole Lee is a human rights lawyer. She is an expert and activist in human rights issues. She is a former president of

TransAfrica TransAfrica (formerly ''TransAfrica Forum'') is an advocacy organization in Washington, D.C. that seeks to influence the foreign policy of the United States concerning African and Caribbean countries and all African diaspora groups. They are a res ...

and is the first female president of the organisation. Prior to this role, she has worked as a human rights lawyer in Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America. She has testified before congress on policy issues concerning Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean. She is also currently official liaison between the

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family and international media. Lee was born in Buffalo, NY. After graduating with a master's of law degree from the

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, she worked in Haiti for a human rights group, Bureau des Avocats Internationaux. She then worked with a human rights advocacy group,

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. She joined TransAfrica as CFO in 2005 and is the current Executive Director of TransAfrica. She is married to Marc Bayard.

TV Appearances

She has appeared on 20/20, Anderson Cooper, NPR, Democracy Now!, and BBC television. Notable interviews are noted below: *

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, (June 28, 2013): Obama's Trip to Africa *

Democracy Now! ''Democracy Now!'' is an hour-long American TV, radio, and Internet news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman (who also acts as the show's executive producer), Juan González, and Nermeen Shaikh. The show, which airs live each weekday at ...

,(November 7, 2007): US Militarization of Africa.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Nicole Living people University at Buffalo Law School alumni American lawyers American women lawyers Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women