The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs is proud to host a Director's Lunch on “Lessons learned from oil-for-food” with John Gerard Ruggie is Kirkpatrick Professor of International Affairs and Weil Director, Center for Business and Government, at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
From 1997-2001 Ruggie was United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and chief adviser for strategic planning to Secretary-General Kofi Annan. He advised the Secretary-General on the positioning of the United Nations vis-à-vis key global challenges and constituencies, including institutional reforms and priorities, UN-US relations and UN relations with the global business community.
His major responsibilities included creating the Global Compact, Annan’s flagship initiative to engage the corporate sector in promoting UN principles in the areas of human rights, labor standards and environmental sustainability, which now involves more than 1,100 firms worldwide. He also played a central role in preparing the United Nations Millennium Summit in 2000, which convened world leaders from 159 countries and produced the Millennium Development Goals, bringing renewed energy and focus to the fight against global poverty. He continues to serve as Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Global Compact.
Prior to joining the UN, Ruggie was Dean of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, where he taught for many years. He has also been on the faculty of the University of California’s Berkeley and San Diego campuses, and directed the UC systemwide Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation.
Much of Professor Ruggie’s academic work deals with the impact of globalization on global rule making and the evolving global political order. He has published six books, including Winning the Peace: America and World Order in the New Era (Columbia University Press, 1996), and Constructing the World Polity (Routledge, 1998). He has authored more than sixty articles in scholarly journals and books, and provided numerous op-ed and TV commentaries around the world.
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