Frank Hogan, Trainor chairman, with Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei

The Trainor Lecture

The Trainor Award is presented annually to an outstanding American or foreigner for distinction in the conduct of diplomacy. The award is named for Raymond “Jit” Trainor, for many years registrar of the School of Foreign Service. He was much admired by SFS students, who established the Trainor trust fund in his honor. The trustees are Frank J. Hogan (chairman), Reginald Bourdon, Allison L. Hiltz, Robert E. McHugh, and George R. (Rip) Rowan.

The 2007 award will be presented to Amb. R. Nicholas Burns, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, 2005-2008, in the Auditorium of the Intercultural Center at 6:00 pm on Monday, April 21, 2008. [RSVP]

The 2006 award was presented to Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, Director-General, International Atomic Energy Agency, in Gaston Hall at noon on Monday, October 23, 2006. Dr. ElBaradei was joined on stage by Amb. Robert L. Gallucci, Dean, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, for an Onstage Conversation on Nuclear Issues. Audio files in MP3 format are provided below.

1. Welcome and Introduction
2. Onstage Conversation on Nuclear Issues
3. Question and Answer Period

"Iran, however, would like nothing else, in my view, than a normal relationship with the U.S. Talking to the Europeans is a bridge to reaching out to the U.S. and having a normal relationship with the U.S. where they would like to be respected, recognized as a regional power while recognizing them as a global power. So, it’s a question of division of labor. It’s a question of who will do what in the Middle East."