Future of Diplomacy Project

Please join us for the inaugural event of the Future of Cultural Diplomacy seminar series co-sponsored by Carla Dirlikov Canales, 2021 Fellow at Harvard University’s Advanced Leadership Initiative and the Future of Diplomacy Project at Harvard Kennedy School.

Nancy Szalwinski, Director of Cultural Programs, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State, and Ambassador Nicholas Burns, Goodman Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations at Harvard Kennedy School will discuss ways in which cultural diplomacy can play a significant role in furthering U.S. foreign policy objectives and the Biden administration’s promise to “restore America’s global standing.”  The conversation will focus on current cultural diplomacy priorities for the United States and how changing technologies, geopolitical trends, and recent events have led to new approaches, initiatives, and challenges.  Carla Dirlikov Canales will moderate the discussion.

The Future of Cultural Diplomacy seminar series will explore how to harness culture to advance foreign policy objectives.  This series will aim to address an important but often overlooked angle in current foreign policy debates, as well as add a valuable dimension to co-curricular discussions in international affairs at Harvard. This series was conceptualized by Carla Dirlikov Canales, an Arts Envoy for the U.S. Department of State, a world-renowned opera singer, and current Fellow at Harvard University’s Advanced Leadership Initiative.

Please join the Future of Diplomacy Project for a conversation with Nestor Forster Jr., Ambassador of Brazil to the U.S., about the bilateral relationship between the two largest economies and democracies in the Western Hemisphere: Brazil and the United States. Ambassador Forster will discuss the political and economic ties between the two countries in various areas, such as defense cooperation, trade policy, sustainable economic growth, environment, and science and technology. Faculty Chair, Nicholas Burns, will introduce the event. Senior Fellow and former U.S. Ambassador to Brazil, Thomas Shannon Jr., and Project Coordinator, Erika Manouselis will co-moderate this discussion.

PLEASE NOTE: This seminar will be conducted via Zoom. Please register in advance for this meeting:

https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMsdu6pqTgsGdHwA5myoDMJBfgaXfoIhfKR

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

A Conversation with Susana Malcorra
Dean, IE School of Global and Public Affairs; Hauser Leader, CPL

Moderated by Amb. Wendy R. Sherman, Director, Center for Public Leadership; Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership, Harvard Kennedy School

Please join the Future of Diplomacy Project for a discussion on how the coronavirus crisis might change the trajectory of global economic, governance and military affairs with Senior Fellow, David Ignatius, columnist for the Washington Post.  This seminar will be moderated by Professor Nicholas Burns.

PLEASE NOTE: This seminar will be conducted via Zoom. Please register in advance for this meeting:

https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpdu2opzovGNCDz8tx7SLCLBxSJ8O5LM14 

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

The Future of Diplomacy Project is proud to showcase the work of selected students, whose PAEs/SYPAs (capstone projects) formulated an innovative approach to a challenging problem in international affairs, diplomacy, development or defense. Selected students will have 15 minutes to present their work over Zoom to the wider HKS community, including fellows, faculty, senior administrators and fellow students, including Mid-Careers and MPA2s. RSVP is required.

Please note that this event is cancelled due to scheduling conflicts.

Please join the Future of Diplomacy Project in a discussion with Fisher Family Fellow, Lindiwe Mazibuko, moderated by Professor Nicholas Burns exploring why smart, entrepreneurial, highly-skilled, and service-oriented young Africans should avail themselves for political leadership and government appointment to drive and support Africa’s socio-economic prosperity. 

Lunch will be served.

Africa is a continent of vast opportunity and promise while at the same time faces some of the most difficult challenges of our time from poverty to terrorism and everything in between. It is resource rich but has some of the poorest countries in the world. Join Professor Nicholas Burns and Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs at the US State Department, for a discussion on how Africa's future will impact all of us and why it must be a priority for US policymakers.

Lunch will be served.

Ms. Dina Powell will join Professor Nicholas Burns, Faculty Chair of the Belfer Center's Future of Diplomacy Project where Ms. Powell is a non-resident Senior Fellow, in a public seminar to discuss current challenges and opportunities in global national security. Refreshments will be served.

Join us in a discussion between former Prime Minister of Senegal, Dr. Aminata Touré, moderated by Nicholas Burns. Dr. Touré will explore how Africa is a place of success and hope and will focus on opportunities for the future of the continent.

Cookies and coffee will be provided.