Foreign Policy and the US Presidential Election
Wednesday, October 12th, 2016
| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, October 12, 2016 | 7:00PM - 9:00PM | External Event, George Ignatieff Theatre, Trinity College, 15 Devonshire Place |
Description
The current presidential election has profound implications for America’s foreign policy and relations with the rest of the world, including Canada. Explore them with former US Ambassador to Finland Derek Shearer.
Ambassador Shearer served in the Clinton administration as an economics official in the Commerce Department, and then as Ambassador to Finland (1994-97).After diplomatic service, Ambassador Shearer was a fellow at the Economic Strategy Institute and then at the Woodrow Wilson Scholars Center in Washington, DC. He served as a foreign policy advisor to Vice President Gore during the 2000 Presidential campaign and to Senator Hillary Clinton in the 2007-2008 Presidential primary contests. He is currently at Occidental College, where he directs the McKinnon Center for Global Affairs and is Stuart Chevalier Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs.
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