Ambassador Patrick Duddy, visiting senior lecturer in International Affairs at the Duke University Center for International Studies weighs in on the Future of Venezuela, post-Chavez in today’s New York Times:
If any of the prominent opposition politicians likely to challenge Maduro in a snap presidential election were to win, some of those countries which have benefited most from Chávez’s
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Julie A. Ruterbories became Duke’s newest Diplomat in Residence, this morning, at the Duke University Center for International Studies (DUCIS). In that role, Julie, will provide insight on the foreign policy process and serve as a campus resource for information on careers with the U.S. Department of State, especially in the foreign service, as well as for information on the foreign (…)
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In an editorial published in this morning’s Providence Journal, Ambassador Patrick D. Duddy, visiting lecurer in international studies at the Duke University Center for International Studies, strongly advocates for a renewed focus on Latin America and the Western Hemisphere as the highest of U.S. foreign policy priorities.
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Fri, September 9, 2011 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Bryan Center. n/a. REGISTRATION HIGHLY ENCOURAGED. All seating is first-come, first served.
This event is part of a collaborative effort across the campuses of Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, and NC State University to reflect on the tenth anniversary of 9-11. For information on events on the UNC and NCSU campuses, please follow (…)
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Thu, September 8, 2011 4:45 PM – 8:00 PM Sanford Fleishman Commons. n/a. This event will kick off a collaborative effort across the campuses of UNC-CH, Duke, and NC State to reflect on the tenth anniversary of 9-11. For a list of additional events at UNC and NCSU, please follow the event URL.
Photo Exhibit and Reception: “Esse Quam Videri” (…)
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When: Monday, February 22, 2010 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Where: Old Chemistry 116
Description: Take a close look at the turbulent three-day uprising against Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in 2002 using video footage, photographs, and eyewitness testimony. The presentation focuses on the human rights violations that sparked the coup, how the military and civil authorities tried to seize power, (…)
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When: Monday, February 22, 2010 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Where: Sanford Rhodes Conference Room
Description: Burns is Career Ambassador, the highest rank in the Foreign Service, and became Under Secretary for Political Affairs, the highest career position in the State Department, in May 2008. Ambassador Burns served from 2005 until (…)
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When: Monday, February 22, 2010 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Where: Sanford 05
Cost: Free and open to the public
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Description: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns, the highest -ranking career official in the U.S. State Department, will speak about careers in diplomacy.Ambassador (…)
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U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, Ambassador William Burns will visit Duke on Monday, February 22, 2010 to tell the tale of his career as a dimplomat and to encourage members of the Duke student body to consider becoming a Foreign Service Officer and share his thoughts on the modern role of Foreign Policy. Ambassador Burns’ visit comes on (…)
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Thu, September 17, 2009 5:00 PM – Sun, November 29, 2009 5:30 PM John Hope Franklin Center Main Gallery. Free and open to the public. Jean Toche: Impressions from the Rogue Bush Imperial Presidency, opens with a reception on 9/17 at 5:00 pm in the Main Gallery of the Franklin Center and runs through 11/29/2009. Kristine Stiles, professor of art, (…)
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