Invited Scholars & Guest Speakers “Strategic Diplomacy: Israel – Europe Relations in a Middle East Context” Ambassador Zeév Boker Consul General of Israel to New England, former Israeli Ambassador to Ireland, and Zeév, former Director of the International Relations Department and Director of the Southeast Europe Department of the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“Libya’s Impact on Department of State Policy in the Sahel” Renee Michelle Ragin Renee Michelle Ragin is a Ph.D. Candidate with Duke University’s Program in Literature and is earning a certificate in Asian and Middle Eastern Studies. Her dissertation is on the prominent political ideologies during the Lebanese civil war era (1975-1990), as well as the counter-narratives employed by non-combatants, especially writers and artists. She has taught at Duke University and North Carolina State University and has lectured on the Syrian refugee crisis at a local high school. Prior to Duke, Renee was a Foreign Service Officer with the US Department of State serving in Washington, DC and Saudi Arabia. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Harvard in 2010.
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