Policy Radio | US-Russia Relations with Ambassador Ian Kelly, Diplomat-in-Residence for the Midwest, US State Department

Chicago Policy Review

Ambassador Ian Kelly, Midwest US State Department

Ambassador Ian Kelly is the Diplomat in Residence for the Midwest, based at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He was most recently (from March 2010 to September 2013) the US Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), in Vienna, Austria. In his nearly 30 year career with the State Department, Ian Kelly has served in various roles including spokesperson for the Department of State, Director of the Office of Russian Affairs in Washington, DC, Public Affairs Advisor at the US Mission to NATO, Press Attaché at Embassy Rome, Press Attaché at Embassy Ankara, Information Center Director in Belgrade, and Assistant Cultural Affairs Officer in Moscow.

Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Ambassador Kelly taught Russian at Columbia University, and received his doctorate there in Slavic Languages and Literatures in 1986. He also holds a BA from St. Olaf College and a MA from Northwestern University.

This week, Anne Knapke speaks with Ambassador Kelly about the state of US-Russia relations, US foreign policy, the Sochi Olympic games, and the reemergence of an East West divide.

This podcast was produced by Anne Knapke.

Feature Photo: cc/(Eric Feferburg)