Networked Diplomacy: Exercising Influence in a Modern World

Date & time

Mar 31, 2014, 4:00-5:30 pm EDT

Location

Weill Hall

Free and open to the public. Reception to follow. Follow the conversation on Twitter: #policytalks From the speaker's bio: Richard Boucher comes to us following his tenure as Deputy Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Prior to joining OECD, Richard enjoyed an extremely successful career with the State Department, becoming the longest-serving Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs and serving as Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs (2006-2009). He also served as Ambassador to Cyprus (1996-1999). He joined the Ford School for the Winter 2014 semester as a Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, teaching two half-semester courses: "Doing Diplomacy" and "Wielding Economic Power."