Shearer is currently Chevalier Professor of Diplomacy and World Affairs at Occidental College in Los Angeles. He also serves as their Director of Global Affairs, handling the college’s international relations and directing the expansion of its international affairs programs. Previously, he served in the Clinton administration as an economics official in the Commerce Department, and then as Ambassador to Finland (1994-97). His accomplishments include the creation of the administration’s coordinated strategy to the Nordic-Baltic region and the hosting of the Clinton-Yeltsin summit in Helsinki.

• Who: St. Edward’s University
• What: Presentation by Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow: Ambassador Derek Shearer entitled "The Perils of Being Number One - President Bush and American Global Leadership".
• When: 3 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 22
• Where: Maloney Room, Main Building at St. Edward’s University (3001 South Congress Avenue)

Free and open to the public. 
For more information, contact the Belinda Sandoval at belindas@admin.stedwards.edu or 512-448-8550.
   
     Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows connect a liberal education with the world beyond the campus by bringing thoughtful and successful practitioners to colleges for a week of classes and informal discussions with students and faculty. Fellows, who include government officials, business leaders, journalists, environmentalists, and medical ethicists, are matched with small colleges chosen for their commitment to the goals of the program. Together they help to equip students to address social, political, and economic issues.