Jean-Marie Guéhenno

• Arnold Saltzman Professor of Professional Practice
  Columbia University

1989-93, Director, Policy Planning, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France; Ambassador to Western European Union; Chairman, French Institute of Higher Defence Studies. 2000-08, Undersecretary-General, UN: longest tenure as head; led biggest expansion of peacekeeping. Currently, Director, Center for International Conflict Resolution, Columbia University. Non-resident Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution. Chair, Advisory Board, UN Institute for Training and Research and Senior Advisory Group on civilian capacities of UN. Chairman of the Board, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Geneva; Board Member, International Crisis Group, Brussels. Author, End of the Nation State (1993). Recipient of awards: Officier de la Légion d'Honneur; Commander's Cross, German Order of Merit.