Leadership
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Jonathan BeckerVice President for Academic Affairs and Director, Bard CCE
jbecker@bard.edu | 845-758-7816Jonathan Becker
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Director, Bard CCE
jbecker@bard.edu | 845-758-7816
Vice President for Academic Affairs and Director, Bard CCE
jbecker@bard.edu | 845-758-7816
Jonathan Becker is the director of the Center for Civic Engagement and Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bard. As director of CCE, Jonathan has general oversight of the center’s activities and coordinates programming among the center affiliates and the Bard’s national and international networks. He is also an associate professor of political studies specializing in Russian and eastern European politics, media and politics, and education reform.
Dr. Becker earned his B.A. from McGill University in 1987 and his DPhil. from St. Antony’s College, Oxford in 1993. He is the author of Soviet and Russian Press Coverage of the United States: Press, Politics and Identity in Transition (1999; revised and expanded edition, 2002), guest editor of a special issue of Education Studies/Voprosy obrazovania on Liberal Arts and Science Education (2015), co-editor of Svobodniye Iskusstva i Nauki na Sovremennom Etape: Opyt SShA i Evropy v Kontekste Rossiiskogo Obrazovaniya (2014), and author of chapters and articles in a variety of books and publications, including Voprosy Obarzovaniya, European Journal of Communication, Journalism and Mass Communications Quarterly, and Demokratiizatsiya. Prior to coming to Bard in 1997, he served as assistant vice president of the Central European University in Budapest and as the European director of the Civic Education Project. -
Erin CannanVice President for Student Affairs; Dean of Civic Engagement; Deputy Director, Bard CCE
cannan@bard.edu | 845-758-7453Erin Cannan
Vice President for Student Affairs; Dean of Civic Engagement; Deputy Director, Bard CCE
cannan@bard.edu | 845-758-7453
Vice President for Student Affairs; Dean of Civic Engagement; Deputy Director, Bard CCE
cannan@bard.edu | 845-758-7453
Erin Cannan joins the center staff after 15 years in the Division of Student Affairs at Bard. Erin arrived at Bard in 1995 as assistant dean of students/director of first-year students, responsible for orientation and student activities. She was promoted to dean of student affairs, responsible for the oversight of 12 departments within the Division of Student Affairs, and overseeing the work of the dean of campus life.
As deputy director of the center, Erin’s primary focus is on the development of local volunteer and internship opportunities. She facilitates local connections to school districts, government, and business while working to develop partnerships within the center network.
Erin earned her B.A. from State University of New York at Geneseo in 1992 and a master’s degree in student personnel services from Edinboro University. -
Paul MarienthalDean for Social Action
Director of the Trustee Leader Scholar Program
marienth@bard.edu | 845-505-1795Paul Marienthal
Dean for Social Action
Director of the Trustee Leader Scholar Program
marienth@bard.edu | 845-505-1795
Dean for Social Action
Director of the Trustee Leader Scholar Program
marienth@bard.edu | 845-505-1795
Dr. Paul Marienthal arrived at Bard in 1997. He directs the College’s Trustee Leader Scholar Program (TLS), encouraging students to act as hands-on social entrepreneurs inventing new approaches and creating sustainable solutions to initiate change. Paul provides leadership training, retreats, and grant-writing and reflection workshops. These social action programs provide tools for students interested in creating and developing self-initiated projects with a mission to bring theory to practice. With over 400 students participating annually, Paul fosters an environment wherein students realize their potential to make a difference, while promoting institutional principles linking liberal education and democracy.
Paul earned his B.A. from Stanford University in 1971, his M.A. from Antioch University in 1986, and his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in 1991. Paul teaches classes in the fundamentals of interpersonal communication at a medium-security New York State prison. Founder of Bard’s Community Garden, Paul also oversees a community garden with the Bard Prison Initiative at Woodbourne.
He is the author of a short essay in Democracy Is Not a Spectator Sport (Blaustein, A., 2011). -
Bonnie GoadAssociate Director
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Brian MateoAssociate Dean of Civic Engagement and Director of Strategic Partnerships at BGIA
Program Director, SUSI
bmateo@bard.edu | 845-758-7094Brian Mateo
Associate Dean of Civic Engagement and Director of Strategic Partnerships at BGIA
Program Director, SUSI
bmateo@bard.edu | 845-758-7094
Associate Dean of Civic Engagement and Director of Strategic Partnerships at BGIA
Program Director, SUSI
bmateo@bard.edu | 845-758-7094
Brian A. Mateo serves as the assistant dean of civic engagement at Bard College. In this capacity, he works to expand civic engagement initiatives throughout the Bard Network of over 8,000 students worldwide. He works with faculty at the nine Bard High School Early Colleges (BHSECs) to develop pedagogy to bring experiential learning into the classroom and teaches a course on civic engagement that focuses on the historical and theoretical aspects of social movements as well as providing students with the opportunity to work in their communities.
Additionally, Mateo has worked with public diplomacy programs sponsored by the U.S. Department of State on U.S. foreign policy and has cultivated a network of over 100 scholars from 59 countries.
Mateo also serves as the director of strategic partnerships for the Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program, a study away program in New York City where students from around the world spend a semester taking advanced courses in international affairs and work in internships in their related field of interest.
He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs and is a Robert J. Myers Fellow, a role in which he conducts research on how populism has impacted ethics and leadership in the U.S. military and veterans’ communities.
Mateo attended the Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) where he received his Bachelor of Science in biobehvioral health and a Masters in education in college student affairs. Previous to Bard College he held positions at Penn State and Cornell University.
In his free time, Mateo enjoys playing volleyball through Gotham Volleyball, the largest gay sports league in North America. He is fluent in Spanish and speaks beginners' Russian. -
Cammie JonesAssociate Dean of Experiential Learning and Civic Engagement
cjones@bard.edu | 845-752-4794Cammie Jones
Associate Dean of Experiential Learning and Civic Engagement
cjones@bard.edu | 845-752-4794
Associate Dean of Experiential Learning and Civic Engagement
cjones@bard.edu | 845-752-4794
Cammie Jones joined the Bard Center of Civic Engagement in 2017 as Assistant Dean. In her role, Cammie focuses on the development of programs such as Bard Network Courses, the Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences Program, the Study of the U.S. Institute for Student Leaders on Civic Engagement and the Global Engagement Fellows Program to promote international exchanges between students in Annandale and throughout the Bard International Network.
Prior to her time at Bard, Cammie served as the Assistant Director of Student-Athlete Enhancement at Marist College, Prevention Coordinator for Grace Smith House and the Community-Based Learning Coordinator at Dutchess Community College.
Cammie leads a life of service and leadership within the Dutchess County community through serving on several community boards and committees. She serves as a Board Member and Chair of the Governance Committee for the Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum, Chair of the KidVenture Creatives Committee for the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce (DCRCOC), Secretary and By-laws Chair of Dutchess County Young Dems, Catharine Street Community Center MLK Scholarship Committee Member, Hyde Park Democratic Committee Member and International Women’s Day Committee through DCRCOC.
Cammie holds a B.S. in Kinesiology from the University of Texas at Austin and a M.A. in Higher Education Administration from Louisiana State University A&M. -
Lisa WhalenExecutive Assistant to Jonathan Becker
lwhalen@bard.edu | 845-758-7816Lisa Whalen
Executive Assistant to Jonathan Becker
lwhalen@bard.edu | 845-758-7816
Executive Assistant to Jonathan Becker
lwhalen@bard.edu | 845-758-7816
Lisa Whalen is the Executive Asssistant in the Office of the Executive Vice President. Prior to coming to Bard, she worked in education and the arts for the Red Hook School District, the Town of Red Hook, Dutchess Community College, and the Hudson Valley Philharmonic. She holds an MBA from Iona College and a BFA from the College of New Rochelle. She is also a member of he Town of Red Hook’s Greenways and Trails Committee. -
Marina DonahueFinance and Grants Manager
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Jennifer MurrayDean of International Studies
Director, Institute for International Liberal Education and Bard Abroad
jmurray@bard.edu | 845-758-7387Jennifer Murray
Dean of International Studies
Director, Institute for International Liberal Education and Bard Abroad
jmurray@bard.edu | 845-758-7387
Dean of International Studies
Director, Institute for International Liberal Education and Bard Abroad
jmurray@bard.edu | 845-758-7387
Jennifer received her BA in English from Rutgers University in 1991 and MS in Education from Baruch College, City University of New York, in 2001. In the early 1990s Jennifer taught English at the University of Pecs, Hungary; in the US she has worked on student exchange at private language institutes, disability services at Hunter College, and international student advising at School of Visual Arts. Jennifer joined the Institute of International Liberal Education (IILE) at Bard College in 2010 and is currently the Director. Her work focuses on increasing access to study abroad, promoting non-traditional destinations, and facilitating exchanges with students from Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and East Jerusalem. -
Bryan BillingsDirector of Global Outreach
Bard Center for Civic Engagement & Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program
bbilling@bard.edu | 845-758-7303Bryan Billings
Director of Global Outreach
Bard Center for Civic Engagement & Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program
bbilling@bard.edu | 845-758-7303
Director of Global Outreach
Bard Center for Civic Engagement & Bard Globalization and International Affairs Program
bbilling@bard.edu | 845-758-7303
As Director of Global Outreach, Bryan works on the administration of Bard College’s partnerships in the former Soviet Union, including the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science (Smolny College) at St. Petersburg State University, and the American University of Central Asia. A New York State native, Bryan spent more than eight years living in the Russian Federation, including five and a half years working for Bard at Smolny College. An avid traveler, his past adventures have included an overland journey from Berlin to Kolkata, a solo bicycle ride from Long Island to San Francisco, and an overland jaunt around South America, which stretched from Bogota to Ushuaia and back. -
Tatiana OrlovaEurasian Program Manager
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Micki StrawinskiAdministrative Assistant
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Sarah deVeer
Sarah deVeer
Manager of Volunteers and Interns
Science Outreach Coordinator
sdeveer@bard.edu
Sarah coordinates engagement opportunities both on and off-campus for students who are interested in community service, activism, voter rights, and science outreach. She is also one of Bard’s Transportation Coordinators, to help students get to those off-campus opportunities and academic fields for the Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences classes. Before joining the CCE staff, Sarah earned her Bachelor’s degree through Bard’s Film Production and Electronic Arts department, specifically focusing in documentary and community connections. -
Craig RothsteinCommunication Coordinator
crothstein@bard.eduCraig Rothstein
Communication Coordinator
crothstein@bard.edu
Communication Coordinator
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Craig serves as communication and media coordinator for both the Center for Civic Engagement and the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities. He comes to Bard after working for more than 15 years as a science writer, which included stints in freelance journalism, medical writing, and pharmaceutical advertising. -
Ruth ZismanAssociate Dean of Academic Affairs; Co-Director of the Bard Debate Union; Term Assistant Professor of Social Studies
zisman@bard.edu | 845-752-4512Ruth Zisman
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs; Co-Director of the Bard Debate Union; Term Assistant Professor of Social Studies
zisman@bard.edu | 845-752-4512
Associate Dean of Academic Affairs
Co-Director of the Bard Debate Union
Term Assistant Professor of Social Studies
zisman@bard.edu | 845-752-4512
Ruth Zisman has been at Bard since 2004, when she accepted a position to serve as the college’s first debate coach. Since then, Ruth has worked to build a world-renowned debate program on campus – expanding the program from an extra-curricular activity into a centerpiece of liberal arts education. For Ruth, debate is all about civic engagement – it is about speaking to and with our local communities, fostering discussion about difficult topics, and developing the skills necessary to become leaders in the 21st century. During her time at Bard, Ruth has worked to build and support debate programs not only in Annandale and the surrounding school districts, but also throughout Bard’s national and international networks (early colleges, international partner institutions, Bard Prison Initiative, etc.)
As Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Ruth works on projects related to the academic and programmatic development of Bard College and Bard’s national and international networks. Ruth is also a faculty member in the Philosophy and Human Rights programs, where she teaches courses in continental philosophy and political philosophy.
Ruth earned her B.A. in English Literature and Philosophy from Vassar College (2004), her M.A. in Humanities and Social Thought from NYU (2008), and her Ph. D. in German Studies from NYU (2015). -
Harry JohnsonDirector of Strategic Development for Brothers at Bard (BAB)
hjohnson@bard.eduHarry Johnson
Director of Strategic Development for Brothers at Bard (BAB)
hjohnson@bard.edu
Director of Strategic Development for Brothers at Bard (BAB)
hjohnson@bard.edu
Harry A. Johnson Jr. ‘17 has left an impact on hundreds of lives on Bard’s campus, throughout the mid-Hudson Valley, and around the world. Harry graduated from Bard College with a degree in Sociology. During his time in undergrad, Harry co-founded Brothers at Bard, a group mentorship and academic enrichment program for young men of color at Kingston High School. Harry was also an integral part of the success of the sports-based youth development program, Dream to Achieve Basketball (DTA), which served students from low-income backgrounds in the Hudson, NY area. Harry’s work has garnered national and international recognition. As an example, Harry was one of five NCAA basketball players selected to the Allstate Insurance/National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Good Works team. This prestigious award honors college basketball student-athletes who have dedicated themselves to bettering the lives of others through giving back in their communities.
After graduating in May 2017, Harry was awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for the 2017-2018 academic year. This prestigious fellowship allowed Harry to conceive and carry out an original international project that explored how sports are used to further development efforts in varying context. During his time abroad, Harry identified and traveled to sites including India, Nepal, South Africa, Australia, England, and Brazil to gain a broad perspective on the rapidly growing ‘sport for development’ sector and “community coach” movement. Harry’s interest includes youth development, international development, black male achievement, and non-for profit / social enterprise design and development. -
Dariel VasquezDirector of Program Design and Management for Brothers@Bard (BAB)
dvasquez@bard.eduDariel Vasquez
Director of Program Design and Management for Brothers@Bard (BAB)
dvasquez@bard.edu
Director of Program Design and Management for Brothers@Bard (BAB)
dvasquez@bard.edu
Dariel Vasquez is a first generation college graduate from Harlem, NY. Dariel graduated from Bard College (Class of 2017) with a joint degree in History and Sociology, and a concentration in Africana-Studies. He is the founder and director of the Brothers At Bard program. Youth development and mentorship is Dariel’s passion, and he’s been working with young men of color since he was 16 years old. Dariel considers himself a product of brotherhood mentorship programs, and attributes much of his success to the guidance and support he received from his mentors. Growing up in public housing projects and being raised by immigrant parents, Dariel considered the possibilities a proper education could provide to be the only viable way for him to help his family out of poverty. Having witnessed his childhood friends make decisions that negatively impacted their lives because they lacked positive role models and support, Dariel’s passion is fueled by his desire to become the kind of mentor his peers never had. Dariel’s career goal is to expand on the work he’s currently doing and create a nation-wide mentorship and college readiness program for young men of color from underserved communities. -
Rana HajjajAl-Quds Bard Program Manager, Bard CCE
rhajjaj@bard.edu | 845-758-7638Rana Hajjaj
Al-Quds Bard Program Manager, Bard CCE
rhajjaj@bard.edu | 845-758-7638
Rana Hajjaj
Al-Quds Bard Program Manager, Bard CCE
rhajjaj@bard.edu | 845-758-7638
Rana Hajjaj is the program manager for Al-Quds Bard College of Arts and Sciences (AQB) at Bard Annandale. AQB is a partnership between Bard College and Al-Quds University in Abu Dis, Jerusalem, and confers US-accredited BA and MAT degrees from both institutions. As program manager, Rana manages the day-to-day implementation of the Bard degree-conferring programs, encompassing a broad range of program administrative functions, as well as medium to long-term planning and development, governance, fundraising and grant management.
Rana earned her B.B.A. from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, in 2009 and her MBA from Marist College, New York in 2017. Prior to coming to Bard, she served for five years at the Permanent Observer Mission of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to the United Nations (UN) in New York. She managed a wide range of issues including representation, donations and grant management, governance, finance and administration, and communications with the UN Headquarters, UN Specialized Agencies and Member States. She also served the IFRC in the Middle East North Africa Regional Office in Lebanon for two years. Prior to that, Rana managed two development programs in Beirut, assisting Palestinian and Iraqi refugees. -
Danielle Bovee
Danielle Bovee
Danielle Bovee
Al-Quds Bard (AQB) Program Assistant
dbovee@bard.edu
Danielle is the Al-Quds Bard (AQB) program assistant, working with the program manager in the day-to-day implementation of all joint programs under the Al-Quds Bard partnership and providing general administrative support to AQB initiatives.
Prior to joining the Bard community, Danielle worked for a private study abroad company to develop and manage short- and long-term education programs in Spain, Puerto Rico, Argentina, and Cuba. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts at the College of Saint Rose and later a Masters in Medieval and Golden Age Spanish Literature from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she also taught language courses. When not in the office, Danielle prioritizes time with family, pursues various artistic outlets, and enjoys either planning her next international adventure or exploring the local beauty of the Hudson Valley's many parks. -
Caitlin O'DonnellGraduate Admissions Counselor
CCE/OSUN Program CoordinatorCaitlin O'Donnell
Graduate Admissions Counselor
CCE/OSUN Program Coordinator
MBA, Sustainable Business, Bard College; B.A., Political Science, The State University of New York at New Paltz. Caitlin O’Donnell joins the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) and Open Society University Network (OSUN) after several years working in Admissions and Recruiting for Bard’s Graduate Programs in Sustainability. Caitlin worked as the key point of contact for domestic and international prospective graduate students and drew upon her knack for project management to bring admissions and recruitment initiatives to fruition. While at Bard’s Graduate Programs in Sustainability, Caitlin earned her MBA in Sustainable Business. Caitlin co-founded the Bard MBA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and serves on the Bard MBA Strategic Growth Committee, College Council for Inclusive Excellence, and Staff Mentor Committee. In her role with the Center for Civic Engagement and the Open Society University Network, Caitlin will be working with OSUN leadership on cultivating partnerships, management of partner institution relations, oversight of Bard-sponsored programs, and helping to assure that the link between the CCE and OSUN is operating effectively. Caitlin’s interests lie at the intersection between environmental and social sustainability with a particular focus on developing organization level strategies to reorient existing structures to uplift individuals from all backgrounds and social groups into leadership roles and drawing upon the power of network building and collaboration to equip future leaders to address the world’s most pressing challenges. -
Eric DoughertyELAS Coordinator
Eric Dougherty
ELAS Coordinator
Eric coordinates the Engaged Liberal Arts and Sciences program by facilitating connections between classrooms and communities in ways that are reciprocally beneficial, educational, sustainable, and engaging. He also leads in documenting and promoting engagement activities through class visits, weekly updates, and a reflective newsletter at the end of the semester posted on the ELAS web page. Prior to joining the CCE staff, Eric received an Associate degree from Tunxis Community College where he worked as a Service Learning Coordinator, followed by transferring to Bard College where he participated as an ELAS student and received his Bachelor's degree in Anthropology.
CCE Fellows
Juris Pupcenoks
Juris Pupcenoks is an assistant professor of political science at Marist College, NY. A specialist in international relations and comparative politics, Juris completed a B.A. degree at Westminster College (MO), and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Delaware. He previously taught at the University of Delaware and Washington College (MD). He has conducted field research in Muslim communities in the United Kingdom, Italy and the US, and published in journals including International Interactions, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, Middle East Journal, and Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs. His monograph Western Muslims and Conflicts Abroad was published by Routledge in 2016. Broadly, his research focuses on understanding how different groups (be it diasporas, Americans or Europeans) mobilize politically and react to conflicts abroad. More specific research interests include diasporic and ethnic politics, humanitarian intervention, international security, causes of political violence, politics of Muslims and minorities in the West, and transatlantic relations. He is fluent in Latvian (native) and Russian, intermediate in French, and is currently learning Mandarin Chinese. His hobbies include traveling, running and tennis.
David Woolner
David B. Woolner is the Senior Fellow and Resident Historian of the Roosevelt Institute, Senior Fellow of the Center for Civic Engagement at Bard College, and Professor of History at Marist College. He is the author of The Last 100 Days: FDR at War and at Peace, (Basic Books, 2017) and is editor/co-editor of five books, including Progressivism in America: Past Present and Future (Oxford, 2016), a work based on a conference the Roosevelt Institute organized in collaboration with the CCE and the Clinton Institute at University College Dublin. Woolner has organized a number of CCE events in collaboration with the Roosevelt Institute and FDR Presidential Library, including “US-Russian Relations from Tehran to Yalta and Beyond,” an international symposium held at Bard in the fall of 2018 aimed at gaining a deeper understanding of the historic ties and tensions inherent in the US-Russian relationship. The symposium featured a dual exhibition of documents, photographs and film footage drawn from the FDR Library selected by a group of Bard students enrolled in a special topics course on US-Russian relations during WWII. Additional historical materials were provided by the Yeltsin Presidential Library, in St. Petersburg, where the main exhibition was housed, supported by a smaller student-curated exhibition held at the Bard College Library and online. Woolner is one of the original drafters of the CCE’s U.S. Summer Foreign Policy Institute, has been visiting professor at Bard (fall 2012 & 2018), and has remained a member of the faculty of the Bard Prison Initiative since 2011. An advisor to the Ken Burns film, The Roosevelts: An Intimate History, and frequent commentator on the link between the past and the present, his media appearances include interviews with CNN, the BBC, Al Jazeera, NPR, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. Woolner has held fellowships at Churchill College, Cambridge; University College Roosevelt, in the Netherlands; and at University College Dublin. He earned his MA and PhD from McGill University, and his BA, summa cum laude, from the University of Minnesota.
Kate Flynn
Dr. Kate Flynn has over twenty years in research, teaching, programme development and project delivery. Her expertise covers critical peacebuilding, democratization, ethnic conflict, migration, development, contested heritage, and public policy in divided and transitional societies. Current research focuses on evaluating the effectiveness and impacct of civil society programmes funded by foreign aid. She has worked at universities in South Africa, Ukraine, Israel and the UK, and led research projects covering Northern Ireland, South Africa, and Cyprus. She is also Research Fellow at the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Centre for War and Peace Studies, Liverpool Hope University, UK.
James Ketterer
James Ketterer is Dean of of the School of Continuing Education at the American University in Cairo. He previously served as Dean of International Studies at Bard College and Academic Director of the Bard Globalization and International Affairs program - and he taught in Bard’s Political Studies and Global and International Studies programs. Prior to that he served as Egypt Country Director for AMIDEAST. From 2007-2011 he was Vice Chancellor for Policy and Planning and Deputy Provost at the State University of New York (SUNY). At SUNY, he also was director of the Center for International Development and program officer at the Center for Legislative Development. In government, he served on the staff of the New York Commission on Higher Education, the National Security Council staff at the White House and as policy analyst at the New York State Senate. He worked on elections for the United Nations, the African-American Institute and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and has carried out consultancies for USAID in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. He was a Boren Fellow in Morocco and a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar in Tunisia. He is a fellow at the Foreign Policy Association, serves on the board of the Swedish Program at the Stockholm School of Economics, is on the organizing committee of the 2020 Transatlantic Dialogue at the University of Luxembourg and is a Senior Fellow at the Bard Center for Civic Engagement. He was a board member for the World Affairs Council of the Hudson Valley and has given talks across the US for the American Committees on Foreign Relations.