bɹˈʊks sˈɜːvd ɔnðə bˈoːɹd ʌvðɪ ˈoʊpən səsˈaɪəɾi faʊndˈeɪʃənz jˌuːˈɛs pɹˈoʊɡɹæmz fˈʌnd ænd æz ɐ sˈiːnjɚɹ ɐdvˈaɪzɚɹ æt ðə jˌuːˈɛs dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv stˈeɪtz bjˈʊɹɹoʊ ʌv dᵻmˈɑːkɹəsi, hjˈuːmən ɹˈaɪts ænd lˈeɪbɚ.
Brooks served on the board of the Open Society Foundation's US Programs Fund and as a senior advisor at the US Department of State’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor.