A Talk With Matthew Hodes
Director, Conflict Resolution Program, The Carter Center

Please join us for this discussion with Matthew Hodes on the evolution of the conflict resolution field from his perspective as director of one of the field’s pioneering organizations.

As director of the Carter Center’s Conflict Resolution Program, Mr. Hodes manages and oversees the Center’s conflict resolution projects in Africa and South America as well as maintaining readiness for potential negotiation interventions globally. He also serves as a member of the adjunct faculty at the Pearson Peacekeeping Centre in Canada.

Mr. Hodes has served in a variety of peacekeeping and post-conflict operations positions at the United Nations. He served from 1999-2001 as the Judicial Reform Coordinator for Bosnia at the Office of the High Representative in Sarajevo, responsible for devising and implementing strategies for development of an independent judiciary. From 1992-1996, he also served with the United Nations in New York, Somalia, and the former Yugoslavia. He also has served as a consultant to the World Bank and the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development on projects relating to judicial reform and anti-corruption efforts in South America and Eastern Europe.

Refreshments will be provided.

This event is co-sponsored by the International Relations and Conflict Resolution Group at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.