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Ambassador Robert Pearson: β€œA View from Paris: The Global Picture in Perspective”

October 28 @ 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm

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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is honored to host Ambassador Robert Pearson, a distinguished career diplomat and former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, for an exclusive briefing live from Paris, where he has been based this fall:
β€œA View from Paris: The Global Picture in Perspective”
πŸ“… Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025πŸ•” Time: 3:00 PM ETπŸ“ Online via Zoom: https://unc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9J3mTW_KQ6-zPGtzILJbMw
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Ambassador Pearson brings decades of high-level diplomatic experience, having served as Ambassador to Turkey, Director General of the U.S. Foreign Service, and Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Paris. His distinguished career spans NATO affairs, European security, transatlantic relations, and global diplomatic strategy.
From his vantage point in Paris, Ambassador Pearson will offer timely insights into today’s most pressing geopolitical challenges, including:🌍 The evolving role of NATO and transatlantic cooperationβš–οΈ Legal and diplomatic perspectives on the Russia–Ukraine war🌎 Strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific and U.S.–China relationsπŸ›‘οΈ The future of diplomatic leadership in a rapidly shifting global order
Fluent in French, Chinese, and Turkish, Ambassador Pearson’s distinguished postings in China, New Zealand, and Washington, D.C. have given him a uniquely global perspective on diplomacy and leadership.
This event is sponsored by the Transatlantic Forum for Education and Diplomacy (TFED) in partnership with the Carolina Forum for Education and Diplomacy (CFED), with support from UNC Student Government. It forms part of the ongoing TFED–UNC series β€œEmpire and Diplomacy” (PWAD/CMPL 489):πŸ”— https://tfed-ngo.org/pwad-489
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πŸ“’ Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with one of America’s leading diplomatic voices. UNC students β€” take advantage of this chance to learn, network, and gain real-world diplomatic insights from one of the most respected figures in the field.
πŸ”— Learn more & RSVP: https://tfed.ngo
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Hosted by: Carolina Forum for Education and Diplomacy, English and Comparative Literature, Honors Carolina, Peace, War, and Defense, UNC Global
Online Location: https://unc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9J3mTW_KQ6-zPGtzILJbMw
Additional Information can be found at: https://heellife.unc.edu/event/11818962

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