Ambassador Robert Pearson — “The Emerging Global Order: Opportunity and Risk”

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 — 𝐈𝐧 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐔𝐍𝐂!
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is honored to welcome back 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐏𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧, distinguished career diplomat and former U.S. Ambassador to Turkey, for an on-campus address as part of his return from three months in Paris.
This follow-up event builds on his October briefing, A View from Paris: The Global Picture in Perspective. Now stateside again, Ambassador Pearson will offer an updated assessment of world affairs in a talk titled:
“𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫: 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐢𝐬𝐤”
📅 𝗗��𝘁𝗲:Thursday, November 20, 2025🕔 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲: 5:15 PM ET📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: Global Education Center, Room 1009🎓 𝗨𝗡𝗖 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀: Check for 𝗖𝗟𝗘 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 
Ambassador Pearson brings decades of high-level diplomatic leadership, having served as:• U.S. Ambassador to Turkey• Director General of the U.S. Foreign Service• Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Paris
His experiences span NATO strategy, European security, transatlantic relations, the Indo-Pacific, and global diplomatic transformation.
Drawing on his recent months in Paris — and now with a stateside lens — Ambassador Pearson will explore urgent questions shaping 2025 and beyond, including:
🌍 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗢’𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲
⚖️ 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮–𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲: 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀
🌏 𝗨.𝗦.–𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺��𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼-𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲
🧭 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀
🚀 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿Fluent in French, Chinese, and Turkish, and with postings in China, New Zealand, Europe, and Washington, Ambassador Pearson brings a uniquely global perspective grounded in decades of firsthand diplomatic experience.
This event is sponsored by the 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘��𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 (𝗧𝗙𝗘𝗗) in partnership with the 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆 (𝗖𝗙𝗘𝗗), with support from UNC Student Government. It continues the TFED–UNC series “𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 & 𝗗𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗰𝘆” (𝗣𝗪𝗔𝗗/��𝗠𝗣𝗟 𝟰𝟴𝟵).
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📢 𝗨𝗡𝗖 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 — 𝗱𝗼��’𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮’𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀. Stay afterward for 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝘇𝘇𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 with Ambassador Pearson and fellow students.
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Hosted by: Carolina Forum for Education and Diplomacy, English and Comparative Literature, Honors Carolina, Peace, War, and Defense, UNC Global
Additional Information can be found at: https://heellife.unc.edu/event/11899108