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Brian Atwood
Dean of the U of M's Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs |
North Korea crisis
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Did North Korea explode a nuclear bomb? Some aren’t so sure. Regardless, the United States has drafted a U.N. resolution to punish North Korea and stiffen already imposed trade sanctions with the country.
North Korea said that any additional pressure from the United States would be a “declaration of war.” In addition, North Korea said they may test more bombs.
University of Minnesota’s Brian Atwood, dean of the school’s Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, is available nationwide as an expert on the issue.
Atwood has extensive expertise in the area of international affairs:
- Atwood has served as the director of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) during the Clinton Administration. As the Administrator of USAID, he helped promote a number of highly successful initiatives in the areas of global climate change, democratization, conflict prevention and health.
- He led presidential delegations to Haiti, El Salvador and East Africa, and was a special presidential envoy to Eastern Zaire during the exodus of refugees caused by the Rwandan genocide. He was the first American official to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Rabin, Foreign Minister Peres and Chairman of the Palestinian Authority, Yasir Arafat, after Arafat's return to Gaza and the West Bank in 1994, and was President Clinton's Humanitarian Relief Coordinator during the Kosovo crisis.
- Atwood was the first president of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) from 1986-1993 and built this democratic development institution into a major international force for the promotion of democracy. He received an honorary doctorate from American University in 1995 for his work in promoting human rights and democratic values. He has received numerous other awards for public service, including the U.S. Secretary of State's Distinguished Service Award.
- In 2001, Atwood served on U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan's Panel on Peace Operations. He was the only American on the 10-member "Brahimi" panel that recommended major changes in the UN's peacekeeping and peacebuilding operations.
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