Guest Lectures

Brooks A. Robinson, a Diplomat in Residence at UC Berk eley and a Senior Foreign Service Officer with 25 years of experience will be discussing and answering your questions about State Department internships, Foreign Service career tracks and more!

Chris Cheng shares the story of his rise to glory in Google after graduating from the Monterey Institute's International Policy Studies Program. He also provides insight into the Google business model and start-up environment.

Mr. Lewis is the founder and board chair of MicroCredit Enterprises, an innovative social venture which leverages private capital to make tiny business loans to deeply impoverished people, mostly women, in developing countries. Mr. Lewis’s talk will focus on the Private Sector's Role in Nation Building, specifically in regards to economic and state development.

Ambassador Bakyt Beshimov of Kyrgystan, a former member of Parliament and opposition leader, presents on culture, democracy, and the rule of law.

Derick Brinkerhoff, a Distinguished Fellow in International Public Management at Research Triangle International, highlights his career work with management issues in developing and transitioning countries focusing on policy analysis, program implementation and evaluation, and democratic governance.

Honorable Jacob Oulanyah, a lawyer and member of Parliament in Uganda, discusses nation building in Uganda from a historical perspective.

Dr. DeShaw Rae, professor of Government at Sacramento State University, shares his insight into the rule of law and transitional justice in East Timor and Cambodia.

Ambassador James Dobbins, Director of the International Security and Defense Policy Center at RAND think thank, presents on “Lessons from the US, Europe’s and UN’s nation building efforts.”

Dr. Reza Aslan, author of the International best seller "No god but God", scholar of religion and creative writing and activist - visits the Monterey Institute of International Studies on November 4, 2010. He gives a talk about Islam in America today to a packed Irvine Auditorium and is introduced by MIIS president Dr. Sunder Ramaswamy.

After graduating with a Master of Public Administration, Scott Webb landed a job as a Associate Program Officer for Iraq at International Relief and Development Inc. He shares the story of his career path.

Esra'a al Shafei, founder of mideastyouth.com, shares what inspired her to tap into the youth movement in the Middle East and create an online space for its citizens to advocacy for social justice and change.