Join us for a free public lecture by Michael Collins, the Ambassador of the Republic of Ireland, on "Ireland and the Euro Crisis." Ambassador Collins is the first dignitary to visit UNC in conjunction with the new "Ambassadors Forum."

His Excellency Olexander Motsyk, the ambassador of Ukraine to the US, will present "Ukraine in Global Politics: Relations with Russia, Europe and the US," followed by a roundtable discussion with UNC faculty members. The Ukrainian ambassador will be the second dignitary … Read more

Philip T. Reeker, deputy assistant secretary for European and Eurasian affairs and former U.S. ambassador to Macedonia, will give a talk on "The Balkans: from War and 'Ethnic Cleansing' to Democratization and Integration into Europe." His remarks will consider the complex history … Read more

András Simonyi, former Hungarian ambassador to the US, will visit UNC and deliver remarks on "Hungary, Transatlantic Relations, and the European Union." Following his remarks, the ambassador will participate in a roundtable discussion with UNC faculty members. Ambassador Simonyi has … Read more

Wegger Strommen, ambassador of Norway to the U.S., will deliver remarks on Europe and the US. Following his remarks, Ambassador Strommen will participate in a roundtable discussion with UNC faculty members, Klaus Larres, Richard M. Krasno Distinguished Professor of History, … Read more

Ambassador João Vale de Almeida  is coming to North Carolina as part of the “Beyond the Beltway Initiative” of the Delegation of the EU to the US. Since taking the helm of the EU Delegation in 2010, Vale de Almeida has traveled across … Read more

Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, the former U.S. ambassador to Russia, India, the U.N., Jordan, Israel, El Salvador & Nigeria, will be speaking. Part of a lecture series organized by Richard M. Krasno Distinguished Professorship in cooperation with the Department of … Read more