A Conversation with His Excellency Ban Ki-moon

Description

Associated Program:
John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum
Speakers:
Ban Ki-Moon
Joseph S. Nye Jr.
Co-Sponsors:
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy

His Excellency Ban Ki-moon
Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
Eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations
Edward S. Mason Fellow and MPA 1984, Harvard Kennedy School
Joseph S. Nye Jr.
Harvard University Distinguished Service Professor
Former Dean of Harvard Kennedy School
Graham Allison (Moderator)
Douglas Dillon Professor of Government and Director, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

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The Eighth Secretary General of the United Nations, His Excellency Ban Ki-moon addressed the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum on the major international events of the past decade while he served as UN Secretary General. He recounted his efforts to steer the nations of the UN toward ambitious commitments to fight poverty and save the environment. He also warned against nuclear proliferation, emphasizing the importance of economic sanctions as strategy to reduce North Korean aggression. Graham Allison moderated the Forum.