For a thriving global economy and to protect national security interests, the United States must reengage on trade agreements. That was the call to action issued by Frederick W. Smith, founder and executive chairman of FedEx Corporation, in a keynote … Read more

Diplomacy matters and so does who conducts it. These were the themes of the April 21 talk by Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, who spoke as part of UNC Global’s Diplomacy Week 2022.  Those messages echoed “Lessons … Read more

In a discussion at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, former U.S. Ambassador Mary Yates warned of the dangers of forgetting about the African continent on the world stage. “Our disengagement is noted,” Yates said. “Since 2010, U.S. … Read more

Ambassador (Ret.) Liliana Ayalde believes that risks, passion, language-learning and diversity are vital attributes to the makings of a strong leader in the world of foreign affairs. Ayalde, former U.S. ambassador to Brazil, spoke about the skills and wisdom she … Read more

Former ambassador to Poland (Warsaw) Stephen Mull visited the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from Oct. 12-13 as part of the new Diplomacy Initiative launched by the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs (OVPGA). Mull met … Read more

Koji Tomita, Japanese ambassador to the United States, affirmed the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance and said that the U.S. and Japan should continue to strengthen political dialogues, economic cooperation and people-to-people exchanges in an Oct. 6 virtual discussion about the countries’ alliance. The livestream event was part of … Read more

During the annual Joseph J. Sisco Memorial Forum, “Preserving Life: Climate Change, Water, and Diplomacy,” leading foreign affairs practitioners discussed the role of diplomacy in generating the international cooperation needed to address climate and water issues. The event, hosted by … Read more

On April 20, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill hosted Ambassador John Tefft, U.S. ambassador to the Russian Federation from 2014-2017, for an expert talk on the current state of affairs in Russia and prospects for U.S.-Russia relations … Read more

The Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs (OVPGA) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, in collaboration with Carolina’s Modern Indian Studies initiative, hosted the panel discussion “U.S.-India Relations Under the Biden Administration” on April 7, … Read more