In this episode, Sam and Alicen speak with one of the co-founders of the Human Trafficking Institute, Ambassador (ret.) John Cotton Richmond. They discuss his career trajectory, the global fight to end human trafficking, and America’s influence on anti-trafficking worldwide.

Listen to the episode here.

If you or someone you know is currently in danger of human trafficking, you can view the national human trafficking hotline website here. You can reach the hotline by calling 1-888-373-7888 or texting 233733.

Here, you can learn more about the Human Trafficking Institute, the Federal Human Trafficking Report, and the Douglass Fellowship.

You can find Ambassador Richmond’s website here.

You can learn about the Department of Justice’s  anti-trafficking efforts  here.

You can reference the State Department Trafficking in Persons report here.

You can read more about Ambassador Richmond’s work with the Institute here.

To learn more about the Kafala System, go here.

To read more about the global efforts to fight trafficking, go here.

You can apply for jobs with the federal government here.

We would love to hear from you! You can reach us at samantha.franks@traffickinginstitute.org and alicen.rodolph@traffickinginstitute.org.

Music: Blurry Vision by Corbyn Kites