Ambassador and global conflict leader Rick Barton uses a mix of stories, history and analysis for a transformative approach to foreign affairs and offers concrete and attainable solutions for the future.
Guest
Rick Barton currently teaches at the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, where he serves as the co-director of Princeton’s Scholars in the Nation’s Service Initiatives and Ullman Fellowships. He has served as an American ambassador to the United Nations and the Deputy High Commissioner for Refugees at the U.N., and he was the first Assistant Secretary of State for Conflict and Stabilization Operations under President Barack Obama. He has led conflict management initiatives in crisis zones across the globe, in countries as diverse as Haiti, Iraq, Nigeria and Turkey. Barton has published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Politico, The Boston Globe and numerous other international outlets.
Resources
- "Peace Works: America's Unifying Role in a Turbulent World," by Rick Barton