Angelina Jolie Meets With John Kerry on World Refugee Day

Angelina Jolie takes the podium during a visit to the U.S. Department of State on Monday afternoon (June 20) in Washington, D.C.

The 41-year-old actress, who currently serves as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Special Envoy, joined Secretary of State John Kerry to discuss the current refugee crisis.

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“I ask people to understand that with 65 million people displaced by conflict, we are facing a world of wars we cannot ignore or turn our backs on. To do that would be naive, irresponsible, and dangerous,” she told the audience.

Angelina added, “We face a very clear choice: to continue as we are and see displacement and insecurity grow, or to come together with other nations and find a new approach, one that does not focus solely on aid and resettlement but on solution, stability, and returns.”