Please join Sigma Iota Rho, the Elliott School's International Affairs Honor Society, for a discussion with Ambassador Kenneth S. Yalowitz on the state of democracy in Belarus. Previously serving as the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus from 1994 until 1997, Ambassador Yalowitz will discuss Belarus’ national and regional security, Russia's involvement in the country, and how U relations with Belarus are likely to evolve. Participants will be encouraged to directly dialogue with the experts in a moderated discussion.
Ambassador Kenneth S. Yalowitz served as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer for 36 years and was twice an ambassador: to Belarus from 1994-1997; and Georgia from 1998-2001. He also served in Moscow (two tours), The Hague and the US Mission to NATO in Brussels. He was chosen for the Ambassador Robert Frasure award for peacemaking and conflict prevention in 2000 for his work preventing spillover of the Chechen war into Georgia.
Ambassador Yalowitz directed the Dickey Center for International Understanding at Dartmouth College from 2003-11. He has been adjunct professor at Georgetown University, Stanford University in Washington and Washington & Lee University, and diplomat-in-residence at American and George Mason Universities. In 2009, he was elected to the American Academy of Diplomacy whose members have held positions of high responsibility in crafting and implementing American foreign policy. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
