Nancy Soderberg
March 24, 2003
Nancy Soderberg
"The Future of International Relations"
With nearly 20 years of experience in the formation of U.S. foreign policy, Nancy Soderberg has a deep understanding of policy-making and negotiations at the highest levels of government, including work with the United Nations. She had developed extensive knowledge of political and economic trends among our allies as well as in the newly emerging democracies. She has worked closely with international leaders to promote trade and investment in Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa. She has promoted democracy and conflict resolution worldwide.
From 1993 until 1997, Soderberg served as the third ranking official of the National Security Council at the White House, including as Deputy Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. She was responsible for day-to-day crisis management, briefing the President and developing U.S. national security.
From 1997 until 2001, Soderberg served as alternate representative to the United Nations as a presidential appointee, with the rank of ambassador. Her responsibilities included representing the United States at the Security Council. She has also worked as senior foreign policy adviser to Sen. Edward Kennedy.
In April 2001, Soderberg joined the International Crisis Group (ICG) as vice president and director of the New York office. ICG, based in Brussels, is an international non-profit organization, which advocates policies to prevent and contain conflict.
Soderberg holds a master’s degree from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service and a bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt University. She has published a number of articles on national security issues in leading newspapers and speaks regularly on national security policy.
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