Earl Anthony Wayne Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer and Distinguished Diplomat in Residence Foreign Policy & Global Security
- Degrees
- Wayne has an MPA from Harvard University鈥檚 JFK School of Government, MAs from Princeton University and Stanford University (Political Science), and a BA (Political Science) from the University of California, Berkeley.
- Bio
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In addition to his role at AU, Wayne is a Public Policy Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and Co-Chair of its Mexico Institute Advisory Board. He is a member of the Board of the Public Diplomacy Council of America.
Wayne is a Senior Non-Resident Adviser at the Atlantic Council and at the Center for Security and International Studies. He is an active member of a number of other organizations and has an active LLC for consulting on international topics. Ambassador Wayne served as a U.S. diplomat from 1975 to 2015, including as Ambassador to Argentina (2006-2009), Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs and Deputy Ambassador in Kabul, Afghanistan (2009-2011), and Ambassador to Mexico (2011-15). He was Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs (EB) under three Secretaries of State (2000-2006) and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Europe (1997-2000). The U.S. Senate confirmed him as a Career Ambassador, the highest rank in the 猫咪社区app Foreign Service, in 2010. He received multiple honors during his government service, including the 2017 Director General鈥檚 Cup for the Foreign Service and the 2015 Cobb Award for Initiative and Success in Trade Development. Wayne's personal web page is www.eawayne.com
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Teaching
Fall 2024
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SIS-653 Topics in U.S. Foreign Policy: Public Diplomacy
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SISU-330 Topics in Foreign Pol/Natl Sec: Mexico and North America
Spring 2025
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SIS-653 Topics in U.S. Foreign Policy: Diplomatic Practice
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SISU-419 Senior Capstone: Int'l Studies: U.S. State Dept Diplomacy Lab