{"id":28453,"date":"2017-05-02T12:45:29","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T16:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/?p=28453"},"modified":"2021-02-03T16:49:24","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T21:49:24","slug":"pardee-school-hosts-boston-diplomatic-and-consular-corps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/2017\/05\/02\/pardee-school-hosts-boston-diplomatic-and-consular-corps\/","title":{"rendered":"Pardee School Hosts Diplomatic and Consular Corps of Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bu-slideshow-container diplomat-dinner-2017 autoplay\" id=\"bu-slideshow-container-28476\" data-slideshow-name=\"diplomat-dinner-2017\" data-slideshow-delay=\"5000\" style=\"width: auto; \"><div class='slideshow-loader active'><div class='loader-animation'><\/div><p>loading slideshow...<\/p><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-slides\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow transition-slide\" id=\"bu-slideshow-28476\"><li id=\"bu-slideshow-28476_0\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/05\/Diplomat2-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-28476_1\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/05\/Diplomat3-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-28476_2\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/05\/Diplomat4-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-28476_3\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/05\/Diplomat5-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-28476_4\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/05\/Diplomat6-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-28476_5\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/05\/Diplomat7-515x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-28476_6\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/05\/Diplomat8-515x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-28476_7\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/05\/Diplomat9-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-28476_8\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/05\/Diplomat10-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-28476_9\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/05\/Diplomat11-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-28476_10\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/05\/Diplomat12-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><li id=\"bu-slideshow-28476_11\" class=\"slide \"><div class=\"bu-slide-container slide-caption-bottom-right\"><img src=\"\/pardeeschool\/files\/2017\/05\/Diplomat1-516x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation-container\"><ul class=\"bu-slideshow-navigation nav-icon\" id=\"bu-slideshow-nav-28476\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-1\" class=\" active\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>1<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-2\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>2<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-3\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>3<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-4\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>4<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-5\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>5<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-6\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>6<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-7\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>7<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-8\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>8<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-9\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>9<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-10\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>10<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-11\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>11<\/span><\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"#\" id=\"pager-12\" class=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span>12<\/span><\/a><\/li> <\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p>The Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University hosted a dinner and reception in honor of the diplomatic and consular corps of Boston on May 2, 2017 for a conversation on the current state of the practice of diplomacy aimed at\u00a0<strong><\/strong>building deeper ties and beginning a regular exchange of ideas and knowledge between scholars and practitioners.<\/p>\n<p><span>Following dinner, a conversation on<\/span><span>\u00a0the &#8220;State of Diplomacy&#8221; was held in order to examine\u00a0the challenges, opportunities, and changes that currently are taking place in the world of diplomacy. The dinner\u00a0is the first in what will be established as an annual event at the Pardee School.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Representing the diplomatic and consular corps of Boston at the reception and dinner were Anne-Reet Annunziata, Honorary Consul of Estonia in Boston; Leonard Kopelman, Honorary Consul General of Finland in Boston<span>; Felix Moesner, Consul and Director of the Consulate of Switzerland in Boston;Fionnuala Quinlan, Consul General of Ireland in Boston;\u00a0Gliv\u00e2nia Maria\u00a0de Oliveira, Consul General of Brazil in Boston; \u00a0Song-jun Ohm, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Boston;\u00a0Jos\u00e9\u00a0Rui Velez Caro\u00e7o, Consul General of Portugal in Boston; \u00a0Breno Hermann, Deputy Consul of the Consulate General of Brazil in Boston; Marek\u00a0Le\u015bniewski-Laas, Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Boston; Peter\u00a0Mu\u017eila, Honorary Consul of the Slovak Republic in Boston and Emilio Rabasa, Consul General of Mexico in Boston.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Each Consul General offered\u00a0their views of the\u00a0current state of the practice of diplomacy. The faculty of the Pardee School includes several former diplomats who contributed to the conversation on the state of the practice\u00a0including Amb. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/paul-webster-hare\/\">Paul Hare<\/a>, Senior Lecturer and\u00a0<span>the British ambassador to Cuba from 2001-04, Amb. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/robert-g-loftis\/\">Robert Loftis<\/a>, Professor of the Practice of International Relations and\u00a0Ambassador to Lesotho from 2001-2004, Amb.\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/vesko-garcevic\/\">Vesko Gar\u010devi\u0107<\/a>, Professor of the Practice of International Relations and former\u00a0<span>Ambassador of Montenegro to NATO\u00a0and OSCE, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/profile\/igor-lukes\/\">Igor Lukes<\/a>, Professor of International Relations and History and\u00a0Honorary Consul General of the Czech Republic in New England.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>After dinner, Pardee School students and faculty also had the opportunity for further intellectually compelling, frank, and collegial conversation on the emerging trends in the practice and study of diplomacy with the diplomatic and consular corps of Boston.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pardee School hosted the diplomatic and consular corps of Boston for a conversation on the &#8220;State of Diplomacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11588,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8411],"tags":[9860,8501,10189,10187,10188,10186,1169,8539,8617,9656],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28453"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28453"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28453\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28482,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28453\/revisions\/28482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/pardeeschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}