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Ambassador (ret) Ian Kelly

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Ambassador (ret.) Ian Kelly (LinkedIn – X) is Ambassador in Residence at Northwestern University and former U.S. Ambassador to Georgia (2015-18) and to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) from 2010 to 2013. He is a retired senior Foreign Service Officer who, prior to his ambassadorships, held a variety of high-level roles at the U.S. State Department, including serving as the Department spokesman under Secretary Hillary Clinton and as Director of the Office of Russian Affairs. Before joining the State Department, he earned a PhD in Slavic Languages and Literatures from Columbia University.

Articles by this author:

Crisis in Georgia: Why the Trump Administration Should Step In To Shore Up US Influence

Jan. 17, 2025 and
The photo shows a large crowd filling a street at night, with streetlights along the right side and the white flag with red cross of Georgia alongside the EU's blue flag with yellow stars. It's clearly cold, as people are wearing hats and heavy coats.

Georgia Risks Falling to a Violent One-Party Regime. The Biden Administration Must Act Now to Stop Its Slide.

Dec. 11, 2024 and
NATO leaders are seated at desks in a large circle with additional desk seating behind them for other attendees, all under a large lighted disk above them and the number 75 in large figures behind them to mark the alliance's 75th anniversary.

After the NATO Summit, Allies Need to Step Up Their Game on Ukraine, Russia, and China

Jul. 15, 2024 and

How the Georgian Government, Once a US Ally, Became an Adversary, Against the Wishes of Its Protesting Citizens

May 14, 2024 and

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