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The School of International Service hosts engaging and informative events for our students and school community every week. Our guest speakers, expert panels, and book discussions address the most important questions in international affairs from broad interdisciplinary perspectives. Over the course their studies, students have the chance to hear from a diverse range of speakers, including current and former heads of state, government officials, civil society leaders, environmental stewards, human rights activists, and social entrepreneurs.

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2023 Ignatius Lecture event

Ramón Cruz and the Nancy Weiser Ignatius Lecture

April 4

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala

Global Trade, The Global Commons, and Geopolitics

April 12

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25th Anniversary of the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement

March 21: A one-day event in DC to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement, appraise the progress towards peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and consider the path forward.

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Academic Year 2022-2023

A look back at our Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 Events hosted by the School of International Service at American University in Washington, DC

Videos in this playlist

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    Ambassadors Up-Close: Ambassador Todd Robinson

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    Women in Diplomacy: Denmark, Ireland, and Italy ambassadors

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    Subnational Democratic Backsliding: South America, the US, and Beyond

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    Changing Aid: Responding to Disasters

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    SIS Ambassadors Up-Close: Nordic Security Transformed – Spotlight on Finland and Sweden

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    Resisting Democratic Decay and Advancing Anti-Corruption in Africa

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    Power Plays: US-EU Dialogue on China and the Indo-Pacific

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    Transatlantic Cooperation Amidst Fragmentation and Shocks: A Conversation with Federica Mogherini

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    Abdul Aziz Said Memorial Lecture

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    Abdul Aziz Said Memorial Lecture

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    Changing Aid: Crises of Migration In and Out of the Horn of Africa

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    Democratic Backsliding: New Technologies, Misinformation, and Social Media

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    Democratic Backsliding: New Technologies, Misinformation, and Social Media

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    SIS Ambassadors Up-Close - Blueprints for a More Modern US Diplomatic Service

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    60th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis

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    The Future of Brazil's Democracy: A Conversation with Ambassador Liliana Ayalde

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    Taiwan, China, and the US in the Wake of Speaker Pelosi’s Visit

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    Rushdie and The Right to Write

Past events

President Barack Obama discusses the significance of the Iran Nuclear Deal, summer 2015.
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lech Walesa spoke to students in fall 2019.

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Hundreds of students, faculty, staff, and alumni gathered at SIS to watch presidential election results at our Election Night Watch Party, 2016.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau inspired students to challenge the status quo, spring 2016.

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World-renowned environmentalist Jane Goodall discussed hope and nature, spring 2017.
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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte discussed European-US trade and cooperation, spring 2016.
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Ambassador Susan Rice reaffirmed that LGBTQ rights are human rights in the US and abroad, fall 2016.

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