The International Studies Program of the Department of Political Science invites you to a presentation by

TIMMY T. DAVIS
   Ambassador of the United States to Qatar

“21st Century Diplomacy: The Demands on the Modern Diplomat – War zones, the NSC, and Dissent”

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
   6:30 pm to 7:45 pm
   108 ten Hoor Hall
   
   Timmy T. Davis is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service and currently serves as U.S. Ambassador to Qatar. Before joining the Foreign Service, Ambassador Davis attended the University of Alabama and served in the US Marine Corps for nearly a decade. He previously served as Executive Assistant to the Secretary of State. Overseas tours include Guatemala, Iraq, Australia, Colombia. He was Special Assistant to the Secretary of State, Director for Iraq at the National Security Council, and Acting Chief of Staff of the Department of State. Ambassador Davis is the recipient of the Ryan C. Crocker Award for Outstanding Leadership in Expeditionary Diplomacy and the American Foreign Service Association’s William R. Rivkin Award for Constructive Dissent. Ambassador Davis speaks Spanish and Arabic. For more information, contact Dr. Karl DeRouen (kderouen@ua.edu) or Dr. Waleed Hazbun (whazbun@ua.edu).