Lowell Lecture
State of the State Department & Baltic Security
Date & Time
April 3, 2023 at 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location
Boston Public Library - Rabb Lecture Hall
700 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116
Driving Directions
Speaker(s)
Ambassador Audra Plepyté Ambassador Kristjan Prikk Ambassador Maris Selga Ambassador Paula Dobriansky
Presenting Organization
Topics
With a total population of just over 6 million, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania nevertheless hold a key position on the border of Russia and the frontline of NATO and the EU. Challenges include not only potential expansion of conventional war beyond Ukraine, but also threats to shipping, commerce, cyber, and governance of states including significant Russian-speaking populations. At the same time, neighbors Finland and Sweden may join their strengths (and additional security needs) with NATO in the not-distant future.
One year into the third massive conflict in Europe in just over a century, how do the Baltic states, and one of their main defense partners, the U.S., view the overall security of this vital region?
Join us for WorldBoston’s annual State of the State Department special event, an opportunity to consider the U.S. State Department and American diplomacy within the context of U.S. national interests. This year’s program will focus on “The State of the State Department & Baltic Security.”
For this discussion, we are honored to host the ambassadors of the three Baltic states: Audra Plepytė, Ambassador of Lithuania to the United States and Mexico; Kristjan Prikk, Ambassador of Estonia to the United States; and Māris Selga, Ambassador of Latvia to the United States. The Ambassadors will be joined in conversation by Ambassador (Ret.) Paula Dobriansky, Senior Fellow at the Future of Diplomacy Project at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Join us at the Boston Public Library for this timely discussion on Monday, April 3rd. Doors will open at 5:45 PM ET, and the program will begin promptly at 6:00 PM ET.
This in-person event is free and open to the public but advance registration is required. A virtual option will be made available closer to the date of the program.