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Matthew Covey is the co-founder and executive director of Tamizdat, a nonprofit with the mission of facilitating international cultural exchange. He has presented and chaired panels on artist mobility issues at numerous conferences, including SXSW, WOMEX, Folk Alliance, APAP, and many others. In 2015 he launched Tamizdat\u2019s affiliated law firm, CoveyLaw, which has quickly become the U.S.\u2019s leading authority and advocate for arts immigration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matthew is admitted to the New York Bar, and is also president of Howard Zinn\u2019s Voices of a People\u2019s History of the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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