Harris Institute Ambassadors Program

Founded in 2007, the Harris Institute Ambassadors Program brings foreign service professionals to the law school to share their experiences and knowledge with the law school and university community. The Program draws current and retired professionals from the international diplomatic corps to provide students with a first-hand description of international law and policy in action.

2008 Ambassadors-in-Residence

Carla A. Hills

Ambassador Carla A. Hills, former United States Trade Representative, delivered the 2007-08 Tyrrell Williams Lecture on “Trade and the 2008 Elections” on Thursday, February 7.   Ambassador Hills is currently chairman and chief executive officer of Hills & Company, International Consultants, which advises companies on global trade and investment issues. She served as United States Trade Representative (1989-93) in the first Bush Administration. A member of President Bush’s cabinet, Ambassador Hills was the President’s principal adviser on international trade policy. [more]

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Thomas A. Schweich

Thomas A. Schweich, the State Department’s coordinator for counternarcotics and Justice Reform in Afghanistan, will join the law school this summer as an Ambassador-in-Residence. He also serves as the government's principal deputy assistant secretary (PDAS) for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL). [more]

Please check our website, http://law.wustl.edu/higls/ for additional details on all events or e-mail Linda McClain at lmcclain@wulaw.wustl.edu.