Reutersreportson China's Vice President Xi Jinping and his upcoming trip to the U.S. and includes a quote from SAIS alumnus and Chinese ViceForeign Minister Tiankai Cui S'87.

Roy Norton S'93, Ph.D. '99, Consul General ofCanadaspoke toIndiana University Bloomington constituents about Canada'strade relationship with Indiana on Friday, February 28.

SAIS alumnaTove Norlen, Ph.D. '10has submitted an op-ed on "Hawks, Doves andIsraeli Politicians.

With 15 years of experience in the field of public affairs, SAIS alumna Ann DeFabio DoyleB'01, S'02was recently hired to take on the role of Deputy Assistant Administrator for USAID Public Affairs.

SAIS alumni often appear in the news either as the feature for stories highlighting prominent accomplishments or as the writer of op-eds presenting opinons onnoteworthy global activity.

On March 8, Deborah Wetzel B'85, S'86 was named the new director forthe World Bank in Brazil and will officially begin her role in that position on April 2. Deborahholds 25years ofexperience in the field of development and has worked in countries all over the world.

Do you agree thatethicsmatter in international affairs? If so, Senior Program Director & Senior Fellow at Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, Devin Stewart S’99, invitesyou to join Carnegie Council's new onlineGlobalEthicsNetwork. Through this socialnetwork, you can interact with like-minded educators and students who care aboutethicsin international affairs.

Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta recently announced that President Obama nominated Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Jon M. Davis S'01, for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general, and for assignment as deputy commander U.S.

SAIS Bologna alumna Melitta Schubert B'89 has been named the new Austrian Ambassador to Greece.

Kelly Magsamen S’05, a U.S. Department of State career civil servant who has been director for Iran at the National Security Council (NSC), has been named the NSC’s new senior director for strategic planning.