"The Leadership Challenges of Public and Private Diplomacy" a Lecture by the Honorable Martti Ahtisaari

The Honorable Martti Ahtisaari, Former President of Finland and Founder of the Crisis Management Initiative “The Leadership Challenges of Public and Private Diplomacy” Monday, September 22, 7:30pm Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Arts Center

Download the lecture as an mp3 14 MB length: 32min

The Hon. Mr. Ahtisaari will be honored with the Institute for Global Leadership’s Dr. Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award. Mr. Ahtisaari is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of the Crisis Management Initiative, which was very instrumental in the Iraq: Moving Forward initiative of the Institute for Global Leadership and the McCormack School at UMASS/Boston. His post-presidential activities have included • Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations for the future status process for Kosovo • facilitating the peace process between the Government of Indonesia and the Free Aceh Movement • inspection of the IRA’s arms’ dumps with fellow inspector Cyril Ramaphosa • appointments as Personal Envoy of the OSCE CiO for Central Asia and UN Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa • drafting of a report on the human rights and political situation in Austria as a member of a group of “three wise men” • chairing an independent panel on the security and safety of UN personnel in Iraq • member of the Independent Commission on Turkey that examines the challenges and opportunities presented by Turkey’s possible membership in the European Union • member of an independent Consultative Group on the Past seeking a consensus in Northern Ireland on how to best deal with the legacy of the past Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Institute for Global Leadership