[10] The dissertation addressed conflicting moral imperatives versus the rule of law justifications associated with military intervention during humanitarian crises.

On 9 November 2009, the Obama administration nominated Donahoe to be the first U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva.

This was subsequently approved by the Senate, and Donahoe was appointed to the position where she represented the lead body in the promotion and protection of human rights.

[14] During her role as Ambassador, Donahoe was actively engaged in advocacy for human rights, liberty, dignity, justice, and opportunity during a period marked by transformative change.

[19][20][21] Her podcast with Quinta Jurecic and Alina Polyakova, the president and CEO of the Center for European Policy Analysis, covered the topic of online speech regulation and the use of international human rights law frameworks to protect and moderate digital commentary.

This post was published following the republican and democratic parties threatening to revoke the Communications Decency Act Section 230, a law that is essential to the protection of free speech online.