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Ambassador Levitsky’s gift supports student internships

Feb 11, 2021
With a generous gift from Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky, a Professor of International Policy and Practice, the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy will establish the Joan Levitsky Internship Fund. The Fund, established in memory of Joan Levitsky,...
Photo of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, President Bill Clinton, and Joan and Ambassador Mel Levitsky
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Page comments on Biden's first foreign policy speech

Feb 5, 2021 Just Security
After President Biden gave his first major foreign policy speech on Thursday, which focused on repairing America's image across the globe and issues ranging from Yemen and China to global efforts to tackle climate change, Professor Susan D. Page...
Ambassador Susan Page
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Ciorciari supports U-M Law alum charged in Cambodia crackdown

Nov 24, 2020
University of Michigan Law School alum Theary Seng cut her hair live on Radio Free Asia this past Thursday. It was not for fashion but convenience: should she go to jail the next week, she wanted to be prepared to deal with lice.  Seng is a...
John Ciorciari
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Page reflects on representing America abroad

Sep 1, 2020
Ford School professor of practice Ambassador Susan Page served in the Foreign Service in Kenya, Botswana, and Rwanda, and was the first U.S. ambassador to South Sudan. In a recent article in The Atlantic, she reflected that her long career abroad...
Ambassador Susan Page
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Ciorciari comments on Thai monarchy amid students protest

Sep 1, 2020
Over the past month, students in Thailand have been protesting against the monarchy and the military-led Thai administration and demanding more democracy. An article on the World news website says, “The monarchy seems to have taken note,” as the...
John Ciorciari

A world of difference

May 22, 2020
How the Weiser Diplomacy Center is preparing the next generation of foreign affairs leaders. When the Weiser Diplomacy Center (WDC) launched in fall 2019, it made a big splash with incredible speakers that included Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza...
Michael S Barr, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and John Ciorciari walking outside in Ann Arbor

Levitsky predicts impeachment for Brazil’s Bolsonaro

May 14, 2020
Brazil’s Supreme Court on April 28 ordered an investigation of President Jair Bolsonaro after popular Justice Minister Sérgio Moro resigned and accused him of firing the country’s Federal Police chief in an attempt to interfere with investigations....
Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky
State & Hill

Studying and practicing diplomacy, from Ann Arbor to Asia

Mar 21, 2019
As a young lawyer in his first job out of law school, John Ciorciari made a choice that would alter the trajectory of his professional career. He had been the editor-in-chief of the Harvard International Law Journal and specialized in...
John Ciorciari

The Evolving Role of the U.S. in the Gulf Region

Nov 23, 2020 1:34:16

Dr. Dania Thafer, Abbas Khadim, and General Anthony C. Zinni, former United States Marine Corps general in conversation with Ambassador Patrick Theros discuss the role of the U.S. in the Gulf Region. November, 2020.

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The Weiser Diplomacy Center Launch Series

Dec 20, 2019 0:01:24

The Weiser Diplomacy Center, U-M's dynamic new hub for the study and practice of diplomacy, launched in fall 2019 with visits from an all-star lineup of leaders in foreign affairs.

Welcome to the Ford School!

Sep 10, 2019 0:03:53

Learn what our community is looking forward to this upcoming academic year, tips on the best place to eat in Ann Arbor, and sage advice about how to make the most of 2019-2020 at the University of Michigan.

Launching the Weiser Diplomacy Center

Dec 13, 2019 0:00:55

The Weiser Diplomacy Center: The University of Michigan’s dynamic new hub for the study and practice of diplomacy brings to Michigan an all-star lineup of leaders in foreign affairs.