Title: From Nixon to Trump: The Evolution of American Diplomacy with Ambassador (ret.) Stuart Eizenstat

How has U.S. diplomacy evolved over the last half-century? Join Ambassador (ret.) Stuart Eizenstat for a conversation that spans six presidential administrations. Drawing on his experience as Chief White House Domestic Policy Adviser to President Carter, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury under President Clinton, and U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, Ambassador Eizenstat will reflect on the challenges and achievements of American diplomacy from the Nixon era through today.

From Nixon to Trump:
The Evolution of American Diplomacy

with
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Ambassador (ret.) Stuart E. Eizenstat
Chief Domestic Policy Adviser to President Jimmy Carter
Former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union

Dr. Kelly McFarland
Director of Programs and Research, ISD
Moderator
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Wednesday, September 24th
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

McGhee Library,
Intercultural Center (ICC)
Georgetown University​

STUART E. EIZENSTAT has held numerous senior positions in U.S. government, including chief domestic policy adviser to President Jimmy Carter and, during the Clinton administration, U.S. ambassador to the European Union, undersecretary of Commerce, undersecretary of State, and deputy secretary of the Treasury. He has served as the U.S. special representative on Holocaust issues under Presidents Clinton, Obama, Trump, and Biden.

Eizenstat is the author of several books, including The Art of Diplomacy: How American Negotiators Reached Historic Agreements That Changed the World (2024), President Carter: The White House Years (2018), The Future of the Jews (2012), and Imperfect Justice (2003). He is currently an international lawyer with Covington & Burling LLP in Washington, DC, and serves as chairman of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Council, appointed by President Joe Biden.