Ambassador Robert Gallucci is Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy at the Edmund A.Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, where he earlier served as the Dean.He led the John D.and Catherine T.MacArthur Foundation as president from 2009 to 2014.His career in the US Department of State spanned 21 years and included se
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