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Paris-based Senior Policy Level Diplomat, Ambassador, and International Civil Servant
Fields of expertise
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Diplomacy
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International Relations
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Foreign Policy Formulation
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Science and Technology Policy
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Military Strategy
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Eurasia
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Central Europe, Balkans, former USSR
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EU/USA
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Non-proliferation challenges
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Education
Other current posts
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Member of the Executive Committee, Democrats Abroad France
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CEO Underwater Optical Technologies, Riga Latvia
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Board Member International Fund for Cooperation and Partnership, Black Sea/Caspian Sea
Previous experience
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Executive Director of the Science and Technology Centre in Ukraine (STCU), Kiev, a multilateral international organization funded by the US and the EU to support their non-proliferation objectives in the former USSR.
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Deputy Executive Director for Partnerships and Sustainability, International Science and Technology Centre, Moscow, Russia, a sister organization to the STCU and similarly funded.
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United States Ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia (1999-2002)
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Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Bucharest, Romania (1995-1999)
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Chief of European Personnel Division at the Department of State, Washington, D.C. (1992-1994)
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US Consul General in Croatia/Slovenia (1988-1992)
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Section Chief/Energy Officer at the US Embassy in Moscow, USSR (1984-1987)
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Various State Department Assignments in Washington, Africa, Mid-East, and Latin America
Awards
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Three Department of State Superior Honor Awards
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Two Department of State Meritorious Honor Awards
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One Department of tate Meritorious Step Increase
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From current issues in the Middle East taught together by an Iranian historian and an Israelli journalist, to NGO management taught by the director of Human Rights Watch in France, every class was fascinating and taught by some of the most impressive people I could ever have imagined. I immediately felt at home in this small but active AGS community because, although students and professors are all from different parts of the world, everyone takes the time to understand each other's perspective. Overall, I would recommend AGS to anyone with a thirst for intellectual stimulation and a drive to not only understand the world of international relations, but engage in it..