Daniel Shields

Visiting faculty

Daniel Shields

Visiting Policy Practitioner, Weiser Diplomacy Center

Ambassador (Ret.) Daniel Shields is a visiting policy practitioner at the Ford School's Weiser Diplomacy Center. He consults, teaches courses and conducts simulations relating to diplomacy and U.S.-Asia relations. From 2015-18, while on detail from…

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Weiser Diplomacy Center continues its practical approach to international affairs

Sep 27, 2023

Four current and former army officers stood before a set of maps on a screen in the Betty Ford auditorium, giving background on the on-going diplomatic standoff in Cyprus. The audience consisted of 24 undergraduate and graduate students from the...

State & Hill

A dynamic hub for international policy education

May 3, 2023

To address our most pressing global challenges, we need professionals with the knowledge and skills to analyze complex problems, build policy coalitions, and advocate effectively" John Ciorciari The Ford School's two internationally-focused...

State & Hill

From grounded to global

May 3, 2023

"One positive international experience can flip a switch, change a student's academic and professional trajectory. You never know what that experience might be," says Dan Ellis, assistant director of the International Policy Center (IPC). He and...

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Paid international internships expand opportunities for Ford School students

Oct 18, 2022

As the spring semester came to a close in April 2022, Ford School students pursued international public policy interests around the world. In total, the Weiser Diplomacy Center (WDC) and International Policy Center (IPC) funded 16 summer...

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Students simulate negotiations in the Arctic Circle

Sep 27, 2022

Geopolitical tensions are rising in the Arctic Circle, with disputes over territory and resources, environmental issues, and Indigenous People's way of life. In early September, nearly 30 undergraduate and graduate students from across the...

Photo of a classroom of Ford School student participants in the US Army War College simulation

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This year in international policy at the Ford School – fall 2022

Sep 27, 2022

An impressive slate of core and visiting faculty help make the Ford School a hub for engagement with the foreign policy community and a national leader in international policy education. The Weiser Diplomacy Center (WDC) and International Policy...

Photo of Stephen Biegun (right) speaking with Ambassador Mel Levitsky (left) at a reception in the Rackham Building

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Weiser Diplomacy Center hosts International Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise for second consecutive year

Oct 20, 2021

Thirty-two Ford School students participated in the second annual International Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise (ISCNE) on October 1 and 2, co-hosted by the U.S. Army War College and the Weiser Diplomacy Center. Designed for graduate students,...

Photo of students seated in Annenberg Auditorium for the US Army War College simulation

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New Ford School faculty add depth in key areas

Aug 25, 2021

This fall, the Ford School welcomes several new faculty with expertise in education and social policy, national security, and racial justice, and who will help build students’ leadership and negotiation skills. In addition, visiting faculty with...

A grid of 10 headshots. Row 1: Morela Hernandez, Katherine Michelmore, Javed Ali, Attia Qureshi, and Dominique Adams-Santos; Row 2: Abdul El-Sayed, Hardy Vieux, Amb. Dan Shields, Carol Giacomo, and Shannon Farrell