The Art of Diplomacy with Ambassador Stu Eizenstat

This event is being held virtually and is open to everyone. 

Looking for insights into the greatest diplomatic negotiations of the past 50 years? Diplomacy is a careful craft that requires patience, creativity, and attention to detail. In an age when subtlety is sometimes scarce and major policy shifts happen frequently, how can America’s diplomats navigate complex challenges to advance U.S. interests around the world?

Join Global Minnesota and Carleton College for a virtual webinar with Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat, who will outline the direction of diplomacy in the United States. As author of the new book, The Art of Diplomacy, Ambassador Eizenstat will draw on his interviews with over 60 key figures in American diplomacy to discuss what it means to be a skilled negotiator. Take a behind-the-scenes look at major international agreements from the treaty to end the Vietnam War to the Kyoto Protocols and the Iranian Nuclear Accord. Discover the perspectives of a true insider in this conversation moderated by Star Tribune journalist John Rash.

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Order his book The Art of Diplomacy from local bookseller Magers & Quinn here.

About the Speaker: Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat

During a decade and a half of public service in six U.S. administrations, Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat has held a number of key senior positions, including Chief White House Domestic Policy Adviser to President Jimmy Carter; U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, and Deputy Secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton Administration.

He also served as Special Adviser on Holocaust-Era Issues to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of State John Kerry during the Obama Administration, and has held positions on the Defense Policy Board for Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter.

Ambassador Eizenstat is Senior Counsel in Covington & Burling LLP’s international practice. His work at Covington focuses on resolving international trade problems and business disputes with the U.S. and foreign governments, and international business transactions and regulations on behalf of U.S. companies and others around the world. He was previously an Adjunct Lecturer at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, where he taught a course on presidential decision-making.

He has written numerous books, including Imperfect Justice (2003), President Carter: The White House Years (2018), and most recently, The Art of Diplomacy (2024). He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Elie Wiesel Award from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Moderator: John Rash

John Rash is an editorial writer and columnist, and his weekly Rash Report column analyzes media news and trends. His focus on foreign policy as an editorial writer has taken him on reporting trips to Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Rwanda and Turkey. Prior to joining the Star Tribune, John was a Senior Vice President, Director of Media Analysis for Mithun, a Minneapolis-based national advertising agency.

Please contact Melisa Gildner at mgildner@globalminnesota.org for questions or accessibility accommodations.