COLETTE MAZZUCELLI, MALD, PHD, DDG
1864 74th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11204-5752
(718) 234-0143 (phone and fax)
http://www.marquiswhoswho.net/colettegraceceliamazzucelli/
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2000- FONDATION NATIONALE DES SCIENCES POLITIQUES PARIS, FRANCE Member, Conseil Scientifique, Rotary Center for International Studies in Peace and Conflict Resolution, and Co-Founder, transatlantic Internet/multimedia seminar Southeastern Europe (TIMSSE), first distance learning offering for Sciences Po’s graduate candidates, including prominent individuals from the policy communities on several continents, October-.
2002-04 CEO&I, TEACHERS COLLEGE, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK, NY
Program Development Associate, responsible to facilitate the creation of local, national and global programs in corporate training, intergenerational learning and teacher education, September-February.
2001-02 CARNEGIE COUNCIL ON ETHICS AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS NEW YORK, NY
Program Officer, Education, and NGO Representative, United Nations, with responsibility to commission a new generation of case studies in ethical decision making written for the Web and to create the initial Carnegie Council Global Internet Seminar in Ethics and International Affairs, November-May.
1998-2000 ARCADIA UNIVERSITY GLENSIDE, PA
Founding Director, International Peace and Conflict Resolution MA Program and Assistant Professor of Political Science. Responsible to establish a two-year professional Master of Arts policy program including a year of field experience and studies on several continents, June 1998-December 1999. Organized and implemented a 14-week transatlantic online seminar via the Internet in fall 1999 including 6 countries and 7 US states.
1995-97 BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
Director, International Programs. Budapest Institute for Graduate International and Diplomatic Studies. Raised funding from various embassies, foundations and private companies to create a number of educational initiatives and policy programs. Seminars Taught: Comparative Politics for Practitioners; International Relations; Negotiation Techniques in the European Union; United States-European Security Issues.
1996 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON, DC
SCHOOL FOR SUMMER AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
European Community Studies Association (ECSA) Curriculum Development Grant. Designed and taught a seminar on The Politics of European Integration. Obtained funding for a substantial book donation to Georgetown University Library. Summer Term. Seminar taught initially in spring 1990.
1994-95 ROBERT BOSCH FOUNDATION ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEW YORK, NY
Director, Regional Events. Organized a series of events on European-American relations by high-level officials and journalists in New York, Washington, Pittsburgh and San Francisco working in cooperation with the Liaison Office of the Council Secretariat of the European Union in New York, October-September.
1992-93 MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS BONN, GERMANY
Robert Bosch Foundation Fellow. Assisted with the ratification process of the Treaty on European Union by the Bundestag and the Bundesrat, October‑July.
1992 COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
Assistant to the Director, Institutional Affairs Division, Secretariat General, March‑July. Assessed the impact of the Treaty on European Union on the integration process.
1989‑90 THE WOODROW WILSON INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SCHOLARS WASHINGTON, DC
Assistant to Xichang Zhang, West European Studies Program, September‑August. Research on the new U.S.‑Soviet détente and political change in Europe.
Assistant to Giulietto Chiesa, Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies, December‑June. Translation of Italian manuscript, Transitions to Democracy, on parliamentary reform in the USSR.
1988 THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE STRASBOURG, FRANCE
Assistant, Parliamentary Assembly, Political Affairs Committee, January‑April. Wrote a report on the CSCE Negotiations. Present at the Council's CSCE Subcommittee meetings, Vienna, Austria, March 21‑22.
1987 UNITED NATIONS GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
Assistant, Conference on Disarmament, July‑August. Nature and scope of multilateral negotiations. Paper: Prospects for Nuclear Test Ban Negotiations at the Conference on Disarmament.
2000- FOREIGN POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE PHILADELPHIA, PA
Invited Member, InterUniversity Study Group on Religion and Ethnicity in International Affairs, February-.
2001 THE AMERICAN ACADEMY IN BERLIN/ASPEN INSTITUTE BERLIN BERLIN, GERMANY
Bosch Policy Fellow selected to design and implement a global Internet program titled Educational Diplomacy via the Internet: A Transatlantic Citizen’s Dialogue for Kosovo/a, February-May.
2001 21ST CENTURY TRUST OXFORD, ENGLAND
Fellow, Rethinking Security for the 21st Century, Merton College, Oxford, 23-31 March. Presented a series of remarks about Internet pedagogy to a group of experts fron 18 countries worldwide. Wrote an article based on these remarks titled Establishing Freedom from Exclusion as a Human Right in Education’s Fourth Wave Implications for Conflict Prevention in the Knowledge Society. This article subsequently appeared in the United Nations Chronicle (June-August 2001) as a keynote essay, Education and the Freedom from Exclusion in a special section on Tolerance and Diversity.
2000-01 EASTWEST INSTITUTE NEW YORK, NY
Senior Research Fellow responsible to implement a transatlantic Internet seminar for Sciences Po, Paris in cooperation with the Center for Applied Policy Research (CAP) in Munich, the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS) in Washington, DC, the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs in New York City, and the University of Costa Rica, October-November.
1999-2000 ROBERT BOSCH FOUNDATION ALUMNI ASSOCIATION NEW YORK, NY
Co-President. Responsible to direct an evolving strategic network in German (European)-American relations that represents a multi-million dollar investment to date in the transatlantic relationship, November-October.
1997 THE SALZBURG SEMINAR SALZBURG, AUSTRIA
Fellow, Session #350, Europe: Consolidation and Enlargement, 11-18 October. Author of book cited in Seminar’s reading list: France and Germany at Maastricht: Politics and Negotiations to Create the European Union. New York and London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1997. (submitted by Garland Publishing, Inc. for the Herbert Baxter Adams Prize in European History).
1997 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK, NY
INSTITUTE ON EAST CENTRAL EUROPE
Visiting Scholar. Research on conflict resolution regarding issues of ethnic identity and boundary disputes in Hungarian-Slovakian and Hungarian-Romanian relations. Spring Term.
1996 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NEW YORK, NY
INSTITUTE ON WESTERN EUROPE
Visiting Scholar. Policy research on East-West security issues. Established contacts to facilitate transatlantic exchange of information regarding pan-European security issues. Summer Term.
NEGOTIATIONS TRAINING
1997 HUNGARIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENCE BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
Instructor with Dr. Janos Matus and Mr. Imre Richtscheid, Department for Euro-Atlantic Integration Affairs, Ministry of Defence, in a three-day seminar for Hungarian officers and civil servants to prepare the country's delegation for the NATO accession talks, 4-8 July.
1997 NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS
Invited Drs. Roel Gans, Director, Training and Education, Clingendael, to conduct a multilateral simulation on European Community Strategy for Waste Management and Waste Policy for Hungarian civil servants from all the ministries plus specialized agencies in Budapest, 9-10 June. Obtained a grant from the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Budapest for the seminar.
VIDEOCONFERENCE PROGRAMS
Program originating from The American Academy in Berlin and broadcast in real time via CU- SeeMe PRO to Houston, New York and San Jose, including Bradford, San Diego, Zurich and Pristina online simultaneously via a second chat room, Educational Diplomacy via the Internet: A Transatlantic Citizen’s Dialogue for Kosovo/a, 22 March 2001.
Roundtable "Citizen Participation in NATO Enlargement: How to Make it Happen?" with Helmut Sonnenfeldt, Stan Sloan, Jamie Shea, Janos Elek, Miklos Derer and Tamas Waschsler, Budapest, Hungary, Brussels, Belgium and Washington, DC, 15 July 1997. Sponsored by the United States Information Service (USIS), Budapest, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation and Westel 900.
French, (fluent), Italian, German (very good), Spanish (reading‑good), Hungarian (reading-beginners)
PRESENTATIONS
2003 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON, DC
Invited by the German Fulbright Commission to be a presenter at a Young Leaders Alumni Conference, Common Global Responsibility, in the Working Group Migration Issues addressing the topic Preventive Education and Civil Society, November 6-9, 2003, http://www.runder-tisch-usa.de/washington/site/reports/4WG_Mazzucelli.pdf
2003 GERMAN STUDIES ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE NEW ORLEANS, LA
Invited by the German Historical Institute in Washington, DC to be the Commentator on the panel, Der Elysée-Vertrag von 1963: Dreh- und Angelpunkt der deutsch-französischen Beziehungen nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg,? including papers from researchers at the German Historical Institute in Paris, CNRS, Paris and Paris I (Sorbonne), September 21, 2003. Invited by CNRS Paris to contribute remarks in an edited volume to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Treaty of Elysée.
2003 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS (SIPA) NEW YORK, NY
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Agents in the Building of a Civic Society in Multiethnic States: What does European Experience Suggest? Presentation for the Conference “The Accession of Cyprus to the EU: Challenges and Opportunities,” May 4-5, 2003.
2003 EUSA/IN COOPERATION WITH VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY NASHVILLE, TN
European Union Studies Association (EUSA) International Conference, Panel Presentations, Understanding the Dutch Presidency’s Influence at Amsterdam: A Constructivist Analysis and A Student’s Europe: The Constructivist Approach to Multimedia Learning about Integration, 27-29 March 2003. Funding for conference participation provided by Teachers College, Columbia University.
2003 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS (SIPA) NEW YORK, NY
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
The Treaty of Elysée (1963-2003) An Inquiry into the Objectives in “Education and Youth” for the Citizens of France, Germany and Europe, Remarks for a Public Panel Discussion with former French foreign minister Hubert Védrine, Dr. Colette Mazzucelli and Professor Fritz Stern, 27 February 2003, http://www.columbia.edu/cu/alliance/webpages-2/Docs%20archives/NEWS-FrancoGerman%20Relations....htm.
2002 OST- UND SÜDOSTEUROPA-INSTITUT, AUßENSTELLE LJUBLJANA LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA
Invited to present the address, Die Europäische Union aus externer Sicht, at the Alpen Adria @Science Week, St. Johann, Corinthia, Austria, June 11, 2002 and to discuss work accomplished in the transatlantic Internet/multimedia southeastern Europe (TIMSSE) series at the Distance Learning Center, University of Maribor, Slovenia, June 10, 2002.
2002 INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION NEW ORLEANS, LA
International Studies Association International Conference, Roundtable Remarks and Paper Presentation, Education in the Global Classroom: An Emerging Instrument of Conflict Prevention? The Transatlantic Internet Seminar Kosovo/a and Southeastern Europe (TISKSE), 24-27 March.
2002 AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE FOR EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE VIENNA, AUSTRIA
Colloquium, Internet Based Scientific and Educational Cooperation on Conflict Prevention in Southeastern Europe,14 January 2002.
2002 FITZWILLIAM COLLEGE/CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND
Ethics and the Use of Force International Conference, co-sponsored by the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs and the United States Naval Academy, Presentation, The Uses of Internet Tools to Teach Ethics and the Use of Force in the 21st Century, 6-9 January.
2001 JAPAN CENTER FOR PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY TOKYO, JAPAN
e‑Symposium 2001 on Conflict Prevention, Responding to Ambassador John McDonald’s Presentation Multi‑Track Diplomacy is Essential in Today’s World, The Transatlantic Internet Seminar Kosovo/a (TISK) Series Personal Reflections on Multi‑Track Diplomacy’s Contributions to the Creation of an Internet Pedagogy for Conflict Prevention, 20‑27 July 2001, http://www.dwcw.org/e‑symposium/.
2001 ECSA/UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON MADISON, WI
European Community Studies Association (ECSA) International Conference, Panel Presentation, eEurope in Action? Kosovo, ESDP and the Establishment of an Internet Pedagogy, 31 May-2 June. Funding for conference participation provided by the Robert Bosch Foundation and the Rockwell Chair, Houston Community College System.
2001 EVANGELISCHE AKADEMIE LOCCUM, GERMANY
International Conference, “The Renewal of the Transatlantic Partnership The Responsibility of the EU and the USA for Stability, Security and Peace in the World.” Paper Submission Conflict Prevention for Kosovo/a in an Era of Illiberal Democracy Contributions and Challenges in the Transatlantic Experience Discovering Education’s Fourth Wave, March 9‑11, 2001, http://www.loccum.de.
2000 AN INTERACTIVE CONFERENCE ON KOSOVO/EDUCWEB
International Conference, Brussels, Belgium, Online Presentation, Egoïsme, équilibre ou égalité? Le "Flux" de l'Histoire et la Paix en Europe, with written responses submitted in French as part of a threaded discussion comprising questions from students at more than 80 Belgian high schools, 1-3 March. http://www.educweb.com/.
2000 STARLINK/R. JAN LECROY CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Television Broadcast, Dallas, TX, to 51 sites in-state, Integrating Global Resources Into Your Classroom, featuring Mr. Roger Boston with Dr. Colette Mazzucelli and Dr. David Johnson, 15 February. http://www.teched.org/starlink.
1999 ROUND TABLE USA ‘NEW GENERATION - NEW APPROACH’
International Conference, Chicago, IL, “Germany and the USA in an Age of Global History.” Presentation, Establishing an Online Seminar on Kosovo to Explore Global Values: Imagination, Elusiveness and Reality, 18-21 November. http://www.deutsche‑kultur‑international.de/w/usamaz.htm.
1999 GLOBAL LEARN DAY III/BENJAMIN FRANKLIN INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL EDUCATION
Internet Global Voyage, San Diego, CA, Online Presentation, Global Learning for Kosovo, 10 October. http://www.bfranklin.edu/gld3audio/gld3audio.htm.
1997 TRANSATLANTIC INFORMATION EXCHANGE SERVICE (TIES)
International Seminar, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 23-24 October, with the goal to create a website as an information clearinghouse for EU-US projects at the level of civil society. Advisor to the TIES Board of Directors, including responsibility for fund raising.
1997 THE CENTRAL AND EAST EUROPEAN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ASSOCIATION
International Workshop on Case Study Writing, St. Petersburg, Russia, 17-20 June. Case study submitted on the theme New Security Challenges in Europe. Title: Trials and Tragedy in Gorazde: What Leadership for Humanity?
1997 KONRAD ADENAUER FOUNDATION CADENABBIA, ITALY
International Conference, "European Security in the Atlantic Alliance," co-sponsored with the German Atlantic Society, 7-11 May. Guest Speaker: Rountable Discussion on German Security Interests in a Changing World.
1997 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE/USIA WASHINGTON, DC
International Conference, "Bridging the Atlantic: People-to-People Links," 5-6 May. Presentation: Transatlantic Partnership Videoconference Initiatives.
1996 HUNGARIAN PARLIAMENT BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
International Conference of the Special NGO Committee on Disarmament, 31 October-3 November. Keynote Presentation: American Perspectives on European Security since the Transition.
1994 USIS SPEAKERS PROGRAM
Defining American Policy toward the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe: Implications for the Dialogue between the European Union and the United States of America.Toulouse Law School, Toulouse, France, 12 December.
La Définition d'une Politique Américaine vis-à-vis les Pays de l'Europe Centrale et Orientale et la Signification pour le Dialogue entre les Etats-Unis d'Amérique et l'Union Européenne. Paris IV (La Sorbonne), 13 December, Institut des Hautes Etudes Européennes de Strasbourg, 14 December and Institut Europeen des Hautes Etudes Internationales de Nice (IEHEI), 15 December.
Re-Visioning Democracy: The American Reaction to European Integration Since Maastricht. Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Pulawy, Poland, 28 October.
MAGAZINES
John Yuva. The EURO Adds New Dimension to Supply Management. Purchasing Today, August 2001, pp. 20-23.
NEWSPAPERS
Ulrike Heitmueller. Konflikte loesen und Krisen entschaerfen im Netz Sonntag Aktuell, 13. Mai 2001.
Ulrike Heitmueller. Wie man online einen Krieg verhindert. Berliner Morgenpost, 23. April 2001.
Jens Pottharst. Das globale Studierzimmer. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 24. Maerz 2001.
Steven Geyer. Schwerter zu Webservern. Spiegel Online, 22. Maerz 2001.
Internet-Konferenz ueber Buergersinn im Netz. Netzeitung, 22. Maerz 2001.
Oliver Tessmer. Diplomatische Hoffnungen im Web. Die Welt Online, 22. Maerz 2001.
Beth Long. Going Global. The Intelligencer Record, October 13, 1999.
Juan Forero. Most of the world’s refugees never make it back home. The Staten Island Advance, May 12, 1999.
Jenkintown church to hold a forum on Kosovo crisis. The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 12, 1999.
Donna Dvorak-Knieriem. A Chat with Dr. Colette Mazzucelli. The Montgomery Record, May 11, 1999.
Juan Forero. For many refugees, returning’s not an option. The New Jersey Star-Ledger, May 7, 1999.
John Hassell. All roads lead to ground-troop scenario. The New Jersey Star-Ledger, April 11, 1999.
Juan Forero. AIn West’s calculations, Kosovo Liberation Army is the X factor. The New Jersey Star-Ledger, April 9, 1999.
Kate Campbell. Worldwide, students respond to new degree. The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 21, 1999.
ONLINE NEWS
Sonila Sand. Pedagogjia origjinale e internetit ‑ Seminare online për zgjidhjen e konflikteve në Ballkan, Deutsche Welle, 13.03.2002, http://www.dwelle.de/albanian/stabil/233927.html.
Matthias Wabl. Pristina, bitte kommen!, Der Standard, 26.02.02, http://www.derstandard.at/zeitung.
Dermot McGrath. How French Pols Say Pork: Net, Wired News, August 2, 2001, http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,45280,00.html.
Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR). “A Discussion about Multimedia Pedagogy.” Education Tuesday with Kathleen Dunn. February 11, 2003, http://www.wpr.org/webcasting/ideas_audioarchives.cfm?Code=dun.
Deutsche Welle (Cologne, Germany). TISKSE Interview. Sonila Sand, Albanian and German sections. March 6, 2002.
Radio multikulti SFB 106.8 (Berlin, Germany). Internet Diplomacy for Kosovo/a. March 22, 2001.
WCTC-AM Radio (Central Jersey). The Serbian Crisis. May 11, 1999.
WHYY-FM Radio (NPR). The Serbian Crisis. April 9, 1999.
KYW NewsRadio. The Serbian Crisis. March 23, 1999.
TELEVISION
Doordarshan (National Network in India). “The United Nations after the Iraq Crisis.” World Report, May 12, 2003.
Preventive Education for Human Security in the Balkans. eds. Colette Mazzucelli and Roger Boston. with the assistance of Adrienne Bortree. Lanham., MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., forthcoming.
Ethics and Global Politics: The Active Learning Sourcebook. eds. April Morgan, Lucinda Peach and Colette Mazzucelli. Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press, 2004.
The European Finality Debate and Its National Dimensions, Simon Serfaty, ed., CSIS, 2003, book review, 03.10.03, http://www.tiesweb.org/congress/newsletter/newsletter49_special.htm
TIESWeb.org, Transatlantically Incorrect, Facing the autumn of our discontent, 8.09.2003, http://www.tiesweb.org/dialogues/incorrect/archives/mazzucelli.php3
EUobserver.com, [salt&pepper] column, The Greek Presidency's Transatlantic Initiative: Priorities and Prospects, 13.06.2003, http://www.euobserver.com/index.phtml?aid=11684
EUobserver.com, [salt&pepper] column, Europe and America after the Iraq crisis, 02.06.2003, http://www.euobserver.com/index.phtml?aid=11531
EUobserver.com, [salt&pepper] column, The Cultural Integration of Europe: The Peoples' Choice?, 26.05.2003, http://www.euobserver.com/index.phtml?aid=11384
TIESWeb.org, Transatlantic Visions, Europe after the Crisis in Iraq – Building Strength in Adverse Circumstances, 20.05.2003, http://www.tiesweb.org/dialogues/vision/archives/C_Mazzucelli2.php3
EUobserver.com, [salt&pepper] column, A new call to partnership and the vision of transatlantic solidarity, 19.05.2003, http://www.euobserver.com/index.phtml?aid=11274
EUobserver.com, [salt&pepper] column, A constitution for "an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe," 12.05.2003, http://www.euobserver.com/index.phtml?aid=11180
TIESWeb.org, Transatlantic Visions, What will be the main consequences for EU/US relations of the war in Iraq?, 07.04.2003, http://www.tiesweb.org/dialogues/vision/archives/C_Mazzucelli.php3
Conflict Prevention for Kosovo/a in an Era of Illiberal Democracy in Die Erneuerung der transatlantischen Partnerschaft – The Renewal of Transatlantic Partnership. Hr. Joerg Calliess. Loccum: Evangelische Akademie, 2003.
TIESWeb.org, Citizens’ perspectives on the future of Transatlantic Relations, Miami Congress, 14-16 November 2002, Miami, Florida, http://www.tiesweb.org/congress/opinion/mazzucelli.htm
Facilitating Interactive Learning in Internet Pedagogy: A Course in Conflict Prevention. Written with Roger Boston. The Technology Source, November-December 2001, http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=949
Much Ado about Amsterdam: CDU‑CSU Politics, Länder Influence and EU Treaty Reform. German Law Journal, Vol 2, No. 15, 15 September 2001, http://www.germanlawjournal.com/past_issues_archive.php
Education and the Freedom from Exclusion. United Nations Chronicle. June-August 2001. New York: United Nations Department of Public Information, http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2001/issue2/0102p47.htm
France and Germany at Maastricht: Politics and Negotiations to Create the European Union. New York and London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1997 & 1999, 2nd edition paperback.
A Separate Peace? Economic Stabilization-Development and the New Faultline of European Security in Redefining European Security. ed. Carl Cavanagh Hodge. New York and London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1999.
The Future of the European Union and Implications for European-American Cooperation: An Interview with Secretary General Jürgen Trumpf, Parliamentary State Secretary István Szent-Iványi and Ambassador Carlos Westendorp ECSA Review IX, 3 (Fall 1996): 14-21.
Re-Visioning Democracy: The AmericanReaction to European Integration Since Maastricht in Re-Visioning Democracy Central Europe and America Critical Perspectives. eds. Jerzy Kutnik and Cezar M. Ornatowski. Lublin: Maria Curie-Sklodowska University Press, 1995.
Reinhardt Rummel, ed. with the assistance of Colette Mazzucelli. The Evolution of an International Actor: Western Europe's New Assertiveness. Boulder & Oxford: Westview Press, 1990.
2003-05 TEACHERS COLLEGE NEW YORK, NY
COLUMBIA UNIVESITY
Courses offered by noted scholar-practitioners in conflict resolution, distance learning and critical pedagogy.
1989‑96 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON, DC
PhD Comparative Government, July 1996. Dissertation: France and Germany at Maastricht. Diplomacy and Domestic Politics.
1986‑87 HARVARD UNIVERSITY CAMBRIDGE, MA
Courses offered by Stanley Hoffmann: French Thought about Politics and Society; Ethics and International Relations.
1985‑87 TUFTS UNIVERSITY MEDFORD, MA
THE FLETCHER SCHOOL OF LAW AND DIPLOMACY
MALD European Community Affairs; International Organization; Comparative & Developmental Politics, November 1987.
1980-83 UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON SCRANTON, PA
BA History/Philosophy (Minor in Modern Languages), magna cum laude, May 1983. Frank C. Brown Scholarship Medal; Pi Gamma Mu Scholar. National Honor Societies of Students in Jesuit Colleges (Alpha Sigma Nu), Social Science (Pi Gamma Mu), History (Phi Alpha Theta), Philosophy (Phi Sigma Tau), Political Science (Pi Sigma Alpha), Modern Languages (Alpha Mu Gamma), International Social Science (Delta Tau Kappa). Published works in American Collegiate Poets.
SCHOLARSHIPS
1991 Franco-American (Fulbright) Commission Fellowship, Paris, France
Jean Monnet Council Dissertation Fellowship, Fiesole, Italy
1987-88 Rotary Foundation Fellowship, Strasbourg, France
1984-85 Swiss Universities Grant, Fribourg, Switzerland
Pi Gamma Mu Scholarship, Florence, Italy
APPOINTMENTS
2003 Deputy Director General, Americas Regional Division, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, UK
2003 Member, Founding Cabinet, World Peace and Diplomacy Forum
CITATIONS
REFERENCES
2004 Marquis Who's Who in America
2002 Who’s Who in the 21st Century