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SUMMARY:“American Diplomacy and Global Disorder: The Middle East\, Europe\, and What Comes Next” -- Ambassador Robert Pearson
DESCRIPTION:“American Diplomacy and Global Disorder: The Middle East\, Europe\, and What Comes Next” — Ambassador Robert Pearson\n\n—      “”  (   ) \nThe Transatlantic Forum for Education and Diplomacy (TFED)\, in partnership with the Carolina Forum for Education and Diplomacy (CFED) and UNC Global Affairs\, is delighted to welcome back Ambassador Robert “Bob” Pearson for a special on-campus address at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. \nAs we bring the semester to a close\, Ambassador Pearson will offer a timely and wide-ranging perspective on one of the central questions of our moment: \nDrawing on a distinguished career that includes service as:• U.S. Ambassador to Turkey• Director General of the U.S. Foreign Service• Deputy Chief of Mission in Paris• Senior roles at NATO and across Europe\, Asia\, and Washington \nAmbassador Pearson will reflect on: U.S. diplomacy and strategic challenges in the Middle East (including Iran) The future of Europe and the transatlantic partnership️ NATO\, alliance cohesion\, and shifting security commitments⚖️ The erosion—and possible renewal—of global norms and institutions What comes next for American leadership in a changing world \n Date: Tuesday\, April 21\, 2026 Time: 5:15–6:00 PM ET Location: FedEx Global Education Center (Second-Floor Conference Room\, UNC Chapel Hill) UNC Students: CLE credit available Pizza and informal conversation to follow \nThis event serves as a fitting close to the semester in PWAD/CMPL 489: Epic\, Empire\, and Diplomacy—a course that brings students into conversation not only with foundational texts and ancient empires\, but also with practitioners of diplomacy whose experience helps illuminate how the past continues to shape the present. \nEarlier the same day\, we will hear from classicist David Stuttard on Homeric epic—making for a rare and rewarding “double header” that bridges the ancient and the contemporary\, the literary and the geopolitical. \n Learn more: https://tfed.ngo \n#Diplomacy #ForeignPolicy #GlobalAffairs #NATO #TransatlanticRelations #UNC #TFED #CFED \n\n\n\n      From Tuesday\, April 21\, 2026 5:15 PM\n      to 6:00 PM EDT\n      at FedEx Global Education Center.
URL:https://studentaffairs.unc.edu/event/american-diplomacy-and-global-disorder-the-middle-east-europe-and-what-comes-next-ambassador-robert-pearson/
LOCATION:FedEx Global Education Center (Second-Floor Conference Room\, UNC Chapel Hill) UNC Students: CLE credit available Pizza and informal conversation to follow
CATEGORIES:Campus Life Experience,Career Exploration & Development,Civic Engagement, Public Service, & Philanthropy,Graduate & Professional Student Program,Leadership Development,Lecture,ThoughtfulLearning
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