Elliott School New York Reception and Panel Discussion on Why Ethics Matter
Featuring Dean Reuben Brigety, Professors Chris Kojm and Janne Nolan, and Dr. Joel Rosenthal

Time:    6:00pm Reception, 7:00pm Panel discussion
Location: Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, 170 East 64th Street, New York

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You are invited on Wednesday, May 23 to join your fellow Elliott School alumni, students, and parents in the New York-metro area for a reception and discussion with Dean Reuben Brigety, Professors Chris Kojm and Janne Nolan, and Dr. Joel Rosenthal of the Carnegie Council. The program will include a panel discussion on "Why Ethics Matter in International Affairs: Examples from Public Service." 

Online registration for this event is now closed. However, you may still attend and register at the door. Please contact Elaine Garbe in Elliott School Alumni Programs at egarbe@gwu.edu with any questions. We hope to see you there!

Ambassador Reuben Brigety joined the Elliott School in October 2015. He most recently served as the appointed Representative of the United States to the African Union and Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN Economic Commission for Africa. Prior to this appointment, Ambassador Brigety served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of African Affairs with responsibility for Southern African and Regional Security Affairs and as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration. He previously served as Director of the Sustainable Security Program at the Center for American Progress and as a Special Assistant in the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance at the U.S. Agency for International Development. 

Christopher A. Kojm is Director of the Elliott School's Leadership, Ethics and Practice Initiative. He re-joined the Elliott School in Fall 2014 as Visiting Professor of the Practice of International Affairs after serving as Chairman of the National Intelligence Council from 2009-14. He also directs the U.S. Foreign Policy Summer Program and previously served as the director of the School's mid-career Master’s in International Policy and Practice Program. He previously taught at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School. In government, Mr. Kojm served as a staffer on the House Foreign Affairs Committee for fourteen years under Rep. Lee H. Hamilton (D-IN), as a deputy assistant secretary of state in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research, and as deputy director of the 9/11 Commission. He was also president of the 9/11 Public Discourse Project, the Commission’s follow-on public education organization, and served as a Senior Advisor to the Iraq Study Group (2006).

Janne E. Nolan is Research Professor at the Elliott School and Chair of the Nuclear Security Working Group, a network of senior civilian and military experts who promote bipartisan discourse about nuclear and national security. She has held numerous senior positions in the private sector, including as Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution, Director of Foreign Policy at the Century Foundation of New York, and Senior International Security Consultant at Science Applications International Corporation. She has served on the graduate faculty of Columbia University, the University of Pittsburgh, and the Georgetown School of Foreign Service. Her public service includes positions as a defense trade specialist in the Department of State, senior representative to the Senate Armed Services Committee, and defense advisor to several presidential campaigns and transition teams. 

Joel H. Rosenthal is president of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs. He is also adjunct professor at the Bard College Globalization and International Affairs (BGIA) program in New York City. During his tenure as president, the Council has developed its Carnegie Ethics Studio, producing multimedia programs for television, radio, and web audiences worldwide. The Council’s flagship publication, Ethics & International Affairs journal, is published by Cambridge University Press. As a scholar and teacher, Dr. Rosenthal has focused on ethics in U.S. foreign policy, with special emphasis on issues of war and peace, human rights, and pluralism. His recent writing is a series of reflections on the moral dimensions of globalization, including essays on patriotism, the "global ethic," and the role of religion in democratic societies.