Future of Diplomacy Project

Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall is a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. She is now a Professor of Practice at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech. Prior to returning to academia, Dr. Sherwood-Randall served as Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Department of Energy (2014-2017), the White House Coordinator for Defense Policy, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Arms Control (2013-2014), Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for European Affairs at the National Security Council (2009-2013), and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia (1994-1996). She led the effort to denuclearize three former Soviet states, for which she was awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distingished Public Service and the Nunn-Lugar Traiblazer Award.

Former UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon (MPP ‘85) and former Acting Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Susan Thornton, will discuss the negotiations for peace and security on the Korean Peninsula. This forum event will be moderated by Ambassador Nicholas Burns, Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations and Faculty Chair of the Future of Diplomacy Project.

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.

This is the second part of a two-part study group led by former Prime Minister of Senegal, Dr. Aminata Touré. Both study group sessions will examine how Africa is a place of success and hope. In the first study group, Dr. Touré will offer a global view on the challenges and opportunities that exist in the continent. The second study group will focus on the importance of youth and women in promoting a prosperous future for Africa. The study group will take place in Room 350, Third Floor, One Brattle Square.

Please note cookies and coffee will be provided. Please sign-up using the RVSP link.

This is the first part of a two-part study group led by former Prime Minister of Senegal, Dr. Aminata Touré. Both study group sessions will examine how Africa is a place of success and hope. In the first study group, Dr. Touré will offer a global view on the challenges and opportunities that exist in the continent. The second study group will focus on the importance of youth and women in promoting a prosperous future for Africa. The study group will take place in Room 303, Third Floor, One Brattle Square.

Please note cookies and coffee will be provided. Please sign-up using the RVSP link.

Join New York Times diplomatic and international correspondent Edward Wong to learn about his experience reporting all over the world about foreign affairs, and now from Washington, DC as a diplomatic correspondent. He will answer questions and offer advice about careers. 

Refreshments will be provided. No RSVP is required. 

This is the second part of a two-part study group led by Dr. Robert Danin on behalf of the Future of Diplomacy Project’s Israel-Palestine Student Dialogue Initiative. Session 1 will explore “Inside Out; Israeli and Palestinian challenges today.” Session 2 will focus on “Outside In; The Turbulent Middle East, the Trump Administration, and their impact on Israel and Palestine and the prospects for peace.” Please RSVP to reserve your space. A reading list will be distributed. Attending both sessions is highly recommended but not required.

This is the first part of a two-part study group led by Dr. Robert Danin on behalf of the Future of Diplomacy Project’s Israel-Palestine Student Dialogue Initiative. Session 1 will explore “Inside Out; Israeli and Palestinian challenges today.” Session 2 will focus on “Outside In; The Turbulent Middle East, the Trump Administration, and their impact on Israel and Palestine and the prospects for peace.” Please RSVP to reserve your space. A reading list will be distributed. Attending both sessions is highly recommended but not required.

Larry Summers and Nicholas Burns will host a conversation with President Luis Moreno about the Inter-American Development Bank’s work focused on technology and innovation; the future of work; infrastructure gaps; and how political corruption, climate change, and migration are affecting populations and policies throughout Latin America.

This event is part of Professor Summers' and Burns' Economic Diplomacy Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School. 

A Conversation with Joaquin Castro, Member of Congress (D-TX, 20), and Nicholas Burns, Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations, Harvard Kennedy School.