Loftis in The Boston Herald on Expulsion of Russian Diplomats
Amb. Robert Loftis, Professor of the Practice of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, was recently interviewed for an article on the expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats from the United States and the closing of the Russian consulate in Seattle.
Loftis was interviewed for a March 27, 2018 article in the Boston Herald entitled “U.S. Lands a ‘Body Blow’ on Kremlin Spy Network.”
From the text of the article:
Robert Loftis, an international relations professor at Boston University, said, “They’ll target a number of different people, probably make it as painful as possible. ‘You guys want to play this game? We’ll make it uncomfortable as well.’ ”
Robert G. Loftis served in the State Department and Foreign Service from 1980 to 2012, where he held a wide variety of assignments, including Acting Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (2010-2012), Special Representative for Avian and Pandemic Influenza (2009), Senior Adviser for Security Negotiations and Agreements (2004-2007), Ambassador to Lesotho (2001-2004) and Deputy Chief of Mission in Mozambique (1999-2001). You can read more about him here.