Join the Conversation with Ambassador William B. Taylor

We are honored to welcome Ambassador William B. Taylor, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine and distinguished career diplomat, to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for a timely and urgent conversation:

“Russia’s War on Ukraine: An Update”
📅 Tuesday, April 22
🕠 5:30–6:30 PM ET (pizza to follow)
📍 UNC FedEx Global Education Center
Fourth Floor Conference Room (Room 4003)
🎙️ Moderated by Professor Ted Leinbaugh OBE PHD

Ambassador Taylor brings decades of high-level diplomatic experience, having served as:

• U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine (2006–2009)
• Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv (2019–2020)
• Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council
• Vice President, Europe and Russia, at the U.S. Institute of Peace
• Special Coordinator for Middle East Transitions during the Arab Spring
• U.S. Government Representative to the Mideast Quartet
• Director of the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office
• Coordinator of U.S. assistance to Afghanistan
• Coordinator of U.S. assistance to the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

A graduate of West Point and Harvard’s Kennedy School, Ambassador Taylor served as an infantry officer in Vietnam and Germany before embarking on a diplomatic career of extraordinary breadth. His leadership in critical regions—including Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel, and Ukraine—gives him a uniquely valuable perspective on global affairs and international security.

This event is hosted by the Transatlantic Forum for Education and Diplomacy (TFED) in partnership with:

• UNC Curriculum in Peace, War, and Defense (PWAD)
• Honors Carolina
• Department of English and Comparative Literature (ECL)
• UNC Global Affairs
• Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies (CSEEES)
• CFED

📢 Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with one of America’s foremost diplomatic voices.

UNC students—check for CLE Credit—and take advantage of this moment to learn, ask questions, and gain real-world insight into the challenges of 21st-century diplomacy.

🔗 Learn more: TFED Website https://tfed-ngo.org/ | Ambassador Taylor – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_B._Taylor_Jr.