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Zoellick and Paulson on Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, and the World

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Former president of the World Bank Robert B. Zoellick is joined by former United States Secretary of the Treasury Henry M. Paulson Jr. to discuss the ideas and individuals that shaped US diplomacy and foreign policy.
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Robert B. Zoellick
Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
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As governments around the world combat COVID-19, climate change, and a global economic recession, US foreign policy is headed for uncharted territory. While many facets of the current international landscape are—much like the virus itself—novel, the road to today’s reality has uniquely shaped America’s global strategy. Formed under leaders such as Benjamin Franklin and Alexander Hamilton, to Henry Kissinger and Ronald Reagan, what US foreign policy traditions are—and are not—adequate for the challenges facing the world today? Former president of the World Bank Robert B. Zoellick is joined by former United States Secretary of the Treasury, Henry M. Paulson Jr. to discuss his new book on the ideas and individuals that shaped US diplomacy and foreign policy.

About the Speakers
Robert B. Zoellick
Robert B. Zoellick, Former President, World Bank Group
Henry M. Paulson, Jr.
Former US Secretary of the Treasury
In addition to serving as US Secretary of the Treasury from 2006 to 2009, Henry M. Paulson, Jr. is also the founder and chairman of The Paulson Institute, a non-partisan, independent "think and do tank."