Joel Veldkamp

Joel Veldkamp is the director for public advocacy at Christian Solidarity International (CSI). He also serves as CSI’s representative to the United Nations in Geneva. Since 2020, he has been at the forefront of CSI’s advocacy efforts for the Armenians of Artsakh/Nagorno Karabakh. He holds a PhD in international history from the Geneva Graduate Institute, for his thesis on the Armenian and Arabic-speaking Christians of Aleppo during the French Mandate.