Paul Hare Keynotes at Darien Lecture Series
On January 29, 2016, Ambassador Paul Hare, Senior Lecturer at the Boston University Pardee School of Global Studies and former British Ambassador to Cuba (2001 – 2004), presented the keynote at the Darien Historic Academic Lecture Series held in Darien, CT. This year’s theme, “Cuba Ahora!”, re-examined the past and discussed present and future prospects of the US-Cuba relationship.
In Ambassador Hare’s talk titled “What Now for Cuba’s Role in the World?”, he discussed the significant ramifications of a new US-Cuba policy for the world at large, as well as perspectives from Europe, China and Russia.
Paul Hare teaches classes at Boston University on Diplomatic Practice, Arms Control, Intercultural Communication and on Cuba in Transition. In Spring 2016 he will offer a new class on Public Diplomacy. His novel, “Moncada – A Cuban Story”, set in modern Cuba, was published in May 2010. His book “Making Diplomacy Work; Intelligent Innovation for the Modern World.” was published in early 2015.
Other speakers in the month-long series include John McIntire (Cuba Emprende Foundation) on entrepreneurship in Cuba; Theodore Piccone (Brookings Institution) on President Obama’s “bet” on Cuba; Christopher Sabatini (Columbia University) on US-Cuba Policy; and Francisco Mora (Florida International University) on Cuba and Latin America.