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Lowell Lecture
Chat & Chowder with Dr. Abiodun Williams | Kofi Annan and Global Leadership at the United Nations
Date & Time
Oct. 8, 2024 at 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Location
Foley & Lardner LLP
Foley & Lardner LLP
111 Huntington Ave, Suite 2500 Boston, MA 02119
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Speaker(s)
Dr. Abiodun Williams is Professor of the Practice of International Politics at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and The Tisch College of Civic Life at Tufts University. He was also Director of the Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts University from 2017 to 2022. Previously, he held leadership positions at thinks tanks in the United States and Europe.
From 2001 to 2007 Dr. Williams was Director of Strategic Planning to UN Secretaries-General Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-Moon. He gained valuable field operational experience, serving with the UN from 1994 to 2000 in peacekeeping operations in North Macedonia, Haiti, and Bosnia and Herzegovina in senior political and humanitarian roles. He has held faculty appointments at the National Defense University, the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and the University of Rochester.
Dr. Williams has furthered his impact on international affairs and education through service on several boards. He served as Chair of the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS), and as a member of the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Justice, the Group of Senior Experts of the UN’s Human Rights Up Front Initiative, the International Board of Directors of the United World Colleges, and the Lester Pearson UWC College Board of Trustees.
He is the recipient of several awards including the Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award from Tufts University and the Constantine E. Maguire Medal from Georgetown University. He is the author or editor of five books, including Kofi Annan and Global Leadership at the United Nations.
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Contact
Harrison Zeiberg (hzeiberg@worldboston.org, )
Join us for this installment of our popular Chat & Chowder series, featuring Dr. Abiodun Williams, Professor of International Politics at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, to discuss his new book Kofi Annan and Global Leadership .
Chat & Chowder programs are an excellent opportunity to engage with expert speakers and to network with other globally-oriented participants in an informal environment. Each event features a presentation, audience Q&A, dedicated time for networking, and (of course!) a selection of chowders and beverages.
Thanks to the generous support of The Lowell Institute, Chat & Chowder is now free of charge for all participants (Zoom live-streams remain free as well). We sincerely appreciate The Lowell Institute’s commitment to our mission, as well as the support of our venue, Foley & Lardner LLP. Please consider helping sustain this work by making a contribution here.
This program will be streamed to Zoom from 6:15 to 7:15. To attend the program virtually, please register for the Zoom webinar here.
Advance registration is required. We cannot accommodate walk-ins for the in-person program.