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emailThursday, February 2, 2012
Iran and US Policy
In a Future of Diplomacy Project lecture,Ambassador Thomas R. Pickering, will discuss the political and diplomatic challenges and choices the United States now faces in its relations with Iran.
Ambassador Pickering has had a career spanning five decades as a U.S. diplomat, serving as under secretary of state for political affairs, Ambassador to the United Nations, Ambassador to Russia, India, Israel, Nigeria, Jordan and El Salvador. He also served on assignments in Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
He holds the personal rank of Career Ambassador, the highest in the U.S. Foreign Service. He has held numerous other positions at the State Department, including executive secretary and special assistant to Secretaries Rogers and Kissinger and assistant secretary for the bureau of oceans, environmental and scientific affairs.
He still serves as vice chairman of Hills & Company, an international consulting firm providing advice to U.S. businesses on investment, trade, and risk assessment issues abroad, particularly in emerging market economies. He retired in 2006 as senior vice president international relations for Boeing.
- Location:NYE B, Taubman Building, Fifth Floor
- Date:Thursday, February 2, 2012
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Time:4:15 PM
