School of Policy and International Affairs

Location: Hill Auditorium, Barrows Hall Presented by Richard W. Westerdale II, P.E. Director - Public Diplomacy and Policy Analysis, Bureau of Energy Resources, U.S. Department of State With over twenty years of experience in the Energy Industry, Richard (Rick) W. Westerdale II is currently Director of the Energy Resources Bureau's Policy Analysis and Public Diplomacy Office. […]

Speaker: William B. Farrell, Senior Advisor, Mercy Corps and Wolfe Fellow, School of Policy and International Affairs at University of Maine William Farrell is Senior Advisor for Special Projects at Mercy Corps, a leading relief and development organization with ongoing operations in over 40 countries and nearly 4,500 staff. Prior to this position, Farrell served […]

Speaker: Kristin Vekasi, Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science and School of Policy & International Affairs at University of Maine. She received her PhD in political science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in May 2014. Her research and teaching interests include international political economy, the political economy of Northeast Asia, Japanese and Chinese politics […]

About the Speaker: Pablo Julio Cáceres Corrales received his Law degree from Universidad Nacional de Colombia in 1968. He also holds a Ph.D. in History from the same institution, centering his research on global criminal organizations. He has practiced law for the past forty years, establishing a very successful career in the public sector where […]

Speaker: Ambassador Pamela A. White Ambassador Pamela A. White was officially sworn in as Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti on July 18, 2012.  Previously, she served in Haiti from 1985-1990. Ambassador White previously served as Ambassador to The Gambia from 2010-2012.  Prior to this role she served as Mission Director for United States Agency […]

Wells Conference Center, University of Maine A One-Day Conference, Free & Open to the Public Today, the study of International Affairs is surely a necessity, both for public policy and civic education. Yet this study could not survive without the contributions of other disciplines. Please join us for a conference of leading scholars to discuss […]