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President Barack Obama makes opening remarks to world leaders during the plenary session of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, Friday, April 1, 2016.

(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Seminar - Open to the Public

Lessons from the Nuclear Security Summits

Wed., Nov. 15, 2017 | 10:00am - 11:30am

Littauer Building - Fainsod Room, 324

Speaker: Amb. Laura S. H. Holgate

As the US “sous-Sherpa” or “Sherpa” for all four Nuclear Security Summits, Amb Holgate was responsible for designing the format, content, and process for the Summits, and for leading and/or representing the US in negotiations over the Summits’ outcomes.  She will share insights into the unique multilateral forum represented by the Summits, and the various approaches and tools that were utilized in seeking tangible, meaningful nuclear security commitments and behavior from Summit participants.

IAEA

Public Domain

Seminar - Open to the Public

"Atoms for Peace and Development" with IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano

Tue., Nov. 14, 2017 | 2:00pm - 2:45pm

Taubman Building - Allison Dining Room, 5th Floor

Yukiya Amano is Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency. The IAEA, an intergovernmental organization based in Vienna, works with its Member States and partners to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies and prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Co-sponsored by the Project on Managing the Atom and the Future of Diplomacy Project

Fran Ulmer

Harvard Alumni Association

Seminar - Open to the Public

Global Implications of the Rapidly Changing Arctic

Tue., Oct. 17, 2017 | 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Littauer Building - Room 130

Join the Arctic Initiative for a conversation with Fran Ulmer, chair of the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, an independent agency that advises the federal government on domestic and international Arctic research. Fran will discuss how a rapidly warming Arctic impacts environmental, economic, and climate systems on a global scale.Open to the public. Refreshments served.