Maxine Goodman Levin School of Urban Affairs was recently contacted by the U.S. State Department about hosting one of their desk officers, Mr. Andrew Paul, who is currently the Public Diplomacy Desk Officer for Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan in the State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA). Mr. Paul, an Ohio native, provided an informal briefing on "Developing Policy and Economic Diplomacy.” The briefing was held on July 23, 2018.

A copy of his presentation is avaialble here.