Oscar Iden Lectures

Begun in 1976, these lectures on American foreign policy and international diplomacy commemorate the late Mr. and Mrs. Iden who provided the endowment for this series. Oscar Iden was a Walsh School of Foreign Service graduate, class of 1924.

Past Presenters

  • 2017 – Ambassador Jane Dorothy Hartley, former United States Ambassador to France
  • 2016 – Ben Rhodes, Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications
  • 2012 – The Honorable Jane Harman, President and CEO of The Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars
  • 2011 – Dr. Vishakha Desai, Professor and Special Advisor for Global Affairs to the President of Columbia University
  • 2010 – Dr. Helene Gayle, President and CEO of CARE USA
  • 2009 – Gen. Brent Scowcroft (Ret.), Counselor and Trustee of the Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • 2008 – Zalmay Khalilzad, US Ambassador to the United Nations
  • 2007 – Anthony C. Zinni, Former Commander in Chief of US Central Command
  • 2003 – Paul Wolfowitz, US Deputy Secretary of Defense
  • 2002 – Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO of American International Group
  • 2001 – John D. Negroponte, US Ambassador to the United Nations
  • 2000 – Samuel R. Berger, US National Security Advisor
  • 1999 – George J. Tenet, US Director of Central Intelligence
  • 1998 – Lee H. Hamilton, Member of the US House of Representatives
  • 1998 – Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the US House of Representatives
  • 1997 – Dr. Anthony Lake, US National Security Advisor
  • 1996 – Dr. William J. Perry, US Secretary of Defense
  • 1994 – General John A. Shalikashvili, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • 1991 – Henry E. Catto, US Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • 1990 – Chester A. Crocker, US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs
  • 1989 – Edward J. Perkins, US Ambassador to South Africa
  • 1988 – David D. Newsom, Author and Columnist for Christian Science Magazine
  • 1987 – Soedjatmoko, Rector of the United Nations University
  • 1986 – Donald F. McHenry, Ambassador and US Permanent Representative to the United Nations
  • 1985 – Jeane J. Kirkpatrick, US Ambassador to the United Nations
  • 1984 – Dr. Peter F. Krogh, Dean Emeritus and Distinguished Professor, Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service
  • 1982 – Walter Stoessel, Jr., US Ambassador to West Germany
  • 1981 – Martin F. Herz, Director of Georgetown University Institute for the Study of Diplomacy
  • 1980 – Lord Caradon, Visiting Fellow Harvard and Princeton Universities
  • 1979 – George H. W. Bush, US Director of Central Intelligence
  • 1977 – Anne L. Armstrong, US Ambassador to the United Kingdom
  • 1976 – Carroll Quigley, Professor, Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service