Events

This public talk will focus on the local-global connections, environmental preservation, economic security, and international ocean issues. Our speaker is Dan Thompson, a Charleston native and career diplomat currently serving at the Office of Marine Conservation in the US Department of State. Mr. Thompson  recently led the Political and Economic Section at the U.S. Consulate General in Munich. …

Elizabeth Kennedy Trudeau is the director of global policy at the Bush Institute and a former career diplomat. Most recently, she served as deputy chief of mission in Baghdad, Iraq, and acting deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine. She has decades of diplomatic experience, having represented US interests in Ireland, …

Join us for the 5th Annual Summit on Diplomacy and International Development, hosted by the Mroz Global Leadership Institute on February 19-20, 2026. The summit will be held alongside the celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the School of Languages, Cultures, and World Affairs (LCWA) and the Winthrop Roundtable. The 5th Annual Summit on Diplomacy …