March 18 | 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Pitt Law School / Courtroom - ground floor
Re-Imaging the Architecture of Democracy
Guest speaker:
Ambassador David Carden (Ret.) is a lawyer, diplomat, mediator and author who served as the first resident U.S. Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary. In that position he was responsible for establishing the Mission and working with the President and officials from the White House, the Department of State, the Department of Defense and other agencies, to execute the Obama Administration’s 2011 “pivot” to Asia. Prior to and after his Ambassadorship, he was a partner in the Chicago, New York, and Singapore Offices of Jones Day, where he co-chaired the Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement Practice and was Partner-in-Charge of the Firm’s offices in Asia. He is the author of Mapping ASEAN: Achieving Peace, Prosperity and Sustainability in Southeast Asia and a frequent contributor to publications, including The Guardian, Foreign Policy, Politico, and The Strategic Review.
Moderated by:
Charles T. Kotuby, Jr., Professor of Practice; Executive Director, Center for International Legal Education
Welcome remarks by: Chancellor Emeritus Mark Nordenberg
Introductions by: Pitt Law Dean Jerry Dickinson
Sponsored by: The Center for International Legal Education at Pitt Law
In collaboration with: The Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law & Public Policy at the Institute of Politics
Co-sponsored by: Pitt Law, Pitt Cyber, Center for Governance and Markets, David C. Frederick Honors College
Thank you to the Richard King Mellon Foundation for its generous support of the Dick Thornburgh Forum's governance programs.
NOTE: A virtual attendance option is available using the registration link.
