Lauren Kahea Moriarty, a retired U.S. ambassador, explores the role of being an international diplomat at a free, public lecture, 鈥淎dventures in Diplomacy: Making a Difference,鈥� Wednesday, Oct. 17, at 4 p.m. at 蜜桃传媒鈥檚 Kerrwood Hall in Hieronymus Lounge.
鈥淭he recent killing of Christopher Stevens, a U.S. ambassador in Libya, has focused attention on diplomats, yet few Americans know much about the work and lives of diplomats,鈥� she says.
Moriarty, who was assigned to China, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the U.S. during her nearly 30 years as a diplomat, negotiated trade agreements, helped prevent civil war and famine, assisted American citizens abroad and worked on a broad range of economic and financial issues. She was U.S. ambassador to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), diplomat-in-residence at the East-West Center in Honolulu and director of East African Affairs.
Since 2010, Moriarty has been dean of academics at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, a U.S. Department of Defense executive education institution that brings together security practitioners from across the Asia-Pacific region.