SGIS dean to give O’Meara lecture

The School of Global and International Studies will feature a talk Thursday on international relations from the founding dean of the School of Global and International Studies.

Lee A. Feinstein will present the O’Meara International Lecture called “Back to the Future: Old Challenges and New, and the Capacity of International Institutions to Cope.”
The O’Meara lecture is named for Patrick O’Meara, chair of the Office of International Development.

He served as dean for international programs from 1993 to 2007 and as vice president for international affairs from 2007 to 2011, according to an IU press release.

Feinstein has a long resume in international affairs. He was national security director to former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during her 2008 presidential campaign, and he also served as a foreign policy adviser to President Obama during the general election.

He was also principal deputy director of policy planning under Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, and has been senior advisor on peacekeeping policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

The lecture will take place at 4 p.m. in Presidents Hall, located in Franklin Hall.

Ashley Jenkins