2021 Walter Roberts Annual Lecture

Virtual Panel with public diplomacy leaders

The 2021 Walter Roberts Annual Lecture virtual panel will feature Richard A. Stengel, former Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs (2014-2016), Amanda Bennett, former director of the Voice of America (2016-2020), and Professor Nicholas Cull, historian, and professor at the USC Center on Public Diplomacy in California. 

The discussion will be moderated by David Ensor, GW’s Director of the Project for Media and National Security. Ensor is also a former VOA director

Since 2011, the Walter Roberts Endowment has hosted an annual lecture inviting prominent and distinguished speakers on foreign policy, American politics, and the world at large. The WRE Annual Lecture is held at the George Washington University and is free and open to the general public. The lectures provide the opportunity for the diverse audience of students, faculty, public diplomacy practitioners, and other members of the public, to hear different perspectives on issues relating or influencing public diplomacy and U.S. foreign policy.

Please join us for this free, public event.