John Kerry on American Leadership in an Era of Opportunity and Risk
Secretary Kerry highlights America's current international objectives and discusses our country's role in the world moving forward in the fourth annual Louis B. Susman Lecture.
From negotiating the Iranian nuclear agreement to reopening a US Embassy in Cuba, US Secretary of State John Kerry has shaped historic foreign policy directives. In an increasingly complex international system, growing challenges such as a progressively assertive Russia and China, the global refugee crisis, climate change, and terrorism have all had an impact on US national security and are reshaping America's role in the global arena. How will America continue to respond and engage in a changing world? Join the Council on Global Affairs and Secretary Kerry for a major speech highlighting America's current international objectives and discussing our country's role in the world moving forward.
About the Speakers
John Kerry
US Secretary of State
John Kerry has served as the 68th secretary of state of the United States since 2013. Prior to that he spent nearly three decades in the United States Senate.
CEO, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Ivo H. Daalder served as the US ambassador to NATO from 2009 to 2013. He joined the Council as president in 2013 and took on the new role of CEO in 2023. Previously, he was a senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution and served as director for European affairs on President Bill Clinton’s National Security Council. He is the author or editor of 10 books.
Louis B. Susman Distinguished Lecture on Transatlantic Relations
The Louis B. Susman Distinguished Lecture on Transatlantic Relations was established in honor of the Honorable Louis B. Susman, former ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James’s. This annual lecture provides an overview of the special relationship between the United States and Europe, with an emphasis on diplomacy as well as on US-UK relations.