Marie Yovanovitch, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan, will speak to the Carolina community in a discussion with Graeme Robertson, professor of political science and director of the Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies, and Barbara Stephenson, vice provost for global affairs and former U.S. ambassador, as part of Diplomacy Week hosted by the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs.
Yovanovitch has served in multiple senior government positions during her 33-year diplomatic career. She retired from the State Department in 2020 and is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a non-resident fellow at Georgetown University. She has received multiple awards, including the Presidential Distinguished Service Award (twice), the Secretary’s Diplomacy for Freedom Award, the Trainor Award for Excellence in the Conduct of Diplomacy, and the PEN/Benenson Courage Award. She’s also the author of a new memoir, “Lessons From The Edge”
Whether you join us in-person at the Nelson Mandela Auditorium in the FedEx Global Education Center, or virtually via Zoom, please register to let us know how you plan to attend.
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