Type: Public event

Film Screening - The Diplomat

Date & time

Jan 25, 2016-Mar 29, 2024, 7:00 pm-9:02 am EDT

Free and open to the public. Book signing to follow.

The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the Michigan Theater present The Diplomat with a special introduction by former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher R. Hill. The Diplomat tells the remarkable story of the life and legacy of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, whose singular career spans fifty years of American foreign policy from Vietnam to Afghanistan. Told through the perspective of his eldest son David, the documentary takes you behind the scenes of high stakes diplomacy where peace is waged and wars are ended.

Copies of Outpost: Life on the Frontlines of American Diplomacy by Christopher R. Hill for sale and signing in the lobby following the screening.

This event is co-sponsored by the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies.

This event is co-sponsored by the Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies. - See more at: https://fordschool.umich.edu/events/2016/former-us-assistant-secretary-…