UW Seattle Campus Events

TALK | Ambassador Nicholas Burns on The Crisis in Transatlantic Relations and Other Global Challenges

When	Thursday, Oct 29, 2020, 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Campus room	Livestream
Event Types	Lectures/Seminars
Event sponsors	Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies in partnership with the Center for West European Studies, Ellison Center for Russian, East European and Central Asian Studies, Jean Monnet Center of Excellence and the Center for Global Studies at the University of Washington.

Description	Join us for a talk with Ambassador Nicholas Burns, who will discuss the evolving U.S. relationship with Europe ahead of the November U.S. Presidential Election and the challenges presented by the COVID-19 and economic crises. He will draw on his distinguished career in the U.S. Foreign Service to examine how the United States can rebuild its relationship with NATO and the European Union in the face of unprecedented global challenges such as the coronavirus, climate change, relations with Russia and China. RSVP here for the Zoom link. This event is free and open to the public. About the Speaker: Ambassador Nicholas Burns is the Goodman Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations at Harvard Kennedy School. He is Executive Director of the Aspen Strategy Group and the Aspen Security Forum and a Senior Counselor at The Cohen Group. During his 27 years in the U.S. Foreign Service, Ambassador Burns served as Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; Ambassador to NATO, Ambassador to Greece; State Department Spokesman; Senior Director for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia Affairs on the National Security Council; Special Assistant to President Clinton; and Director for Soviet Affairs for President George H.W. Bush.