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Former foreign minister named diplomat in residence

The new IU School of Global and International Studies named former Foreign Minister of Australia Gareth Evans the first Distinguished Diplomat in ?Residence.

Evans is one of the longest serving federal cabinet ministers, according to an IU press release.

Additionally, Evans led the International Crisis Group, a global conflict prevention and resolution ?organization, in Brussels.

Evans was also placed on Foreign Policy magazine’s Top 100 Global Thinkers in 2011, according to the ?release.

Evans is also the author or editor of 11 books, most recently “Nuclear Weapons: The State of Play.”

Evans will be at IU from May 11-24. While at IU, Evans will teach an intensive advanced-level seminar on diplomacy, and participate in an international conference on campus about the Responsibility to Protect, ?according to the release.

“I am delighted to have this opportunity to pass on some of my experience to the next generation of international policymakers,” Evans said in the release. “The new school under Lee Feinstein’s leadership is an exciting and cutting-edge place to be, and I feel privileged to be part of the actions.”

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