International Speaker Series

International Speaker Series: Kirsti Kauppi, Ambassador of Finland to the United States

Event Date:October 3, 2018 – 3:00 PM to October 4, 2018 – 4:59 PM Location:University Cone Center, Room 208 Ms. Kirsti Kauppi became Ambassador of Finland to the United States in September 2015. Prior to her appointment as the Finnish Ambassador to the US, she began her career in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of […]

International Speaker Series: Ambassador Ryan Crocker

Event Date:September 5, 2018 – 3:30 PM to September 6, 2018 – 4:59 PM Location:Atkins Library, Halton Reading Room Ryan Crocker is a Diplomat in Residence at the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, for the academic year 2017-2018. He served as U.S ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Syria, Kuwait, and Lebanon. Ambassador Crocker has received […]

International Speaker Series: Nancy Lindborg, President of the U.S. Institute of Peace

Event Date:March 15, 2018 – 3:30 PM to March 16, 2018 – 4:59 PM Location:Atkins Library, Halton Reading Room Nancy Lindborg has served as President of the United States Institute of Peace, an independent institution founded by Congress to provide practical solutions for preventing and resolving violent conflict around the world since February of 2015. […]

International Speaker Series: Former CIA Director John Brennan

Event Date:March 1, 2018 – 3:30 PM to March 2, 2018 – 4:59 PM Location:Popp Martin Student Union, Movie Theater Former CIA Director John O. Brennan is currently a Distinguished Fellow for Global Security at the Center on National Security at Fordham Law School, a Distinguished Non-Resident Scholar at the University of Texas at Austin, […]

International Speaker Series: Hilarie Bass, President of the American Bar Association

Event Date:February 15, 2018 – 3:30 PM to February 16, 2018 – 4:59 PM Location:Popp Martin Student Union, Movie Theater Hilarie Bass, President of the American Bar Association, Co-President of the International Law firm, Greenberg Traurig, and prolific attorney with a highly successful 30-plus year career and is one of the most recognized female attorneys […]

International Speaker Series: Honorable Andrew Leslie

Event Date:January 25, 2018 – 3:30 PM to January 26, 2018 – 4:59 PM Location:James H. Barnhardt Student Activity Center, Third floor- Salon D Honorable Andrew Leslie, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada), has enjoyed a decorated 35-year career with the Canadian Armed Forces including a variety of command and staff positions […]

Canceled- International Speaker Series: Ambassador Ryan Crocker

Event Date:January 18, 2018 – 3:30 PM to January 19, 2018 – 4:59 PM Location:Atkins Library, Halton Reading Room ** Please note*** The International Speaker Series lecture featuring Ambassador Ryan Crocker has been canceled due to the worsening weather conditions on the UNC Charlotte campus. Please note that a decision about UNC Charlotte classes and […]

International Speaker Series: Dr. Bernard Weinstein, Global Energy Expert

Event Date:September 21, 2017 – 3:30 PM to September 22, 2017 – 4:59 PM Location:Atkins Library, Halton Reading Room Bernard L. Weinstein is Associate Director of the Maguire Energy Institute and an Adjunct Professor of Business Economics in the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. From 1989 to 2009 he was […]

International Speaker Series: H.E. Aung Lynn, Ambassador of Myanmar to the United States

Event Date:August 31, 2017 – 3:30 PM to September 1, 2017 – 4:59 PM Location:Atkins Library, Halton Reading Room Aung Lynn was appointed on July 18, 2016, as the ambassador to the United States from Myanmar. It’s the first time in more than 50 years that a career member of the Foreign Ministry has held […]

International Speaker Series: Political Challenges and Opportunities in the Middle East

Event Date:January 18, 2017 – 3:30 PM to January 19, 2017 – 4:59 PM Location:Student Union Theater International Speaker Series: Political Challenges and Opportunities in the Middle East Join us in welcoming Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering and Dr. Jim Walsh for the first panel-style installment of the International Speaker Series. Ambassador Pickering holds the rank […]