Retired United States Ambassador Geeta Pasi, the inaugural Donald F. McHenry Visiting Professor in Diplomacy and International Affairs at Illinois State University, visited the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC) on September 19.
Pasi engaged with students in various classes on topics ranging from terrorism in the Sahel, conflict and development in Bangladesh, and U.S. foreign policy. As part of the UNC’s diplomacy initiative, she was invited to speak at a diplomatic discussion. UNC created the program to help students develop and apply skills used by diplomats—skills like negotiation, preparation, and listening to find common ground—to solve global challenges. Pasi’s talk focused on Africa, highlighting its increasing importance and global visibility.
