Future of Diplomacy: Experts and Staff
The Future of Diplomacy project convened experts with experience from across the globe to promote study and understanding of diplomacy, negotiation and statecraft in international politics.
Experts
Nick Burns served as Faculty Chair of the program.
Past Fellows
- Douglas Alexander, former Non-Resident Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project from 2015-2022; former International Development Secretary of the United Kingdom
- Ayaan Hirsi Ali, former Non-Resident Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project from 2016-2019; activist, feminist, author, scholar and former politician
- Robert Danin, former Non-Resident Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project from 2017-2022; former head of the Jerusalem mission of the Quartet representative
- Jeffrey DeLaurentis, former Diplomat-in-Residence with the Future of Diplomacy Project from 2017-2018; former Chargé d'affaires ad interim of the Embassy of the United States, Havana
- David Ignatius; former Non-Resident Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project from 2017-2022; foreign affairs columnist for The Washington Post
- Dina Powell McCormick, former Non-Resident Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project from 2018-2022; former Deputy National Security Adviser
- Cameron Munter, former Non-Resident Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project from 2012-2019; former U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan
- Victoria Nuland, former Non-Resident Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project from 2019-2020; current Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs at the U.S. Department of State
- Farah Pandith, former Non-Resident Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project from 2016-2023; former U.S. Special Representative to Muslim Communities
- Thomas Shannon Jr., former Non-Resident Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project from 2019-2022; former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
- Jake Sullivan, former Non-Resident Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project from 2017-2020; current National Security Advisor for President Joseph Biden
- Richard Verma, former Non-Resident Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project from 2022-2023; current Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources at the U.S. Department of State
- Edward Wong, former Non-Resident Senior Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project from 2018-2022; diplomatic correspondent for The New York Times
Fisher Family Fellows Program
The Fisher Family Fellows program brings leading practitioners and thinkers to Harvard to consider the evolving discipline of diplomacy in the context of 21st century challenges. Fellows are in residence at Harvard for several weeks or months, during which time they conduct seminars with experts and students and engage in critical reflection on issues of their expertise with the wider Harvard community.