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Dr. Abiodun Williams is the President of The Hague Institute for Global Justice in The Hague, Netherlands and a noted academic in conflict prevention, peacekeeping, and conflict management. He was formerly a senior official at the United Nations. From 2008 to 2012 he served at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP) in Washington, D.C., first as Vice President of the Center for Conflict Analysis and Prevention, and later as Senior Vice President of the Center for Conflict Management leading its work in major conflict zones such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Libya, Tunisia, and Egypt. Prior to joining USIP, Williams served as Director of Strategic Planning for United Nations Secretaries-General Ban Ki-moon and Kofi Annan. From 1994 to 2000 he served in three peacekeeping operations in Macedonia, Haiti, and Bosnia-Herzegovina as Special Assistant to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, and Political and Humanitarian Affairs Officer. Dr. Williams’ academic career has included appointments as Associate Dean of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., and faculty appointments at Georgetown, Rochester, and Tufts universities. In 1990 he was awarded the Constantine E. Maguire Medal for Outstanding Service to the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown, and in 1992, he won the School’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. He is the recipient of Tufts University’s Jean Mayer Global Citizenship Award. Dr. Williams is chair of the Academic Council of the United Nations System (ACUNS),〔http://acuns.org/acuns-board-of-directors/ Academic Council of the United Nations System〕 a Member of the Executive Board of the Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts University, and a Board Member of the American Bar Association Africa Council of the Rule of Law Initiative. He was a Member of the International Board of Directors of the United World Colleges, and a Trustee of the Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific. He has published widely on conflict prevention, international peacekeeping, and multilateral negotiations. Dr. Williams has received a Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D) in International Relations from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.〔http://fletcher.tufts.edu/Alumni/Fletcher-News-Flash/2012/11/06/Williams-nominated-President-of-The-Hague-Institute Fletcher School Alumni〕 In addition, he holds an M.A. (Honors) in English Language and Literature from Edinburgh University, an M.A.L.D. from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and a International Baccalaureate Diploma from the Lester B Pearson College of the Pacific. ==Bibliography== *(Managing Conflict in a World Adrift ). Contributor (Chapter: “The Changing Normative Environment for Conflict Management”) (2015, 978-1-60127-222-5). *(Handbook of International Negotiation: Interpersonal, Intercultural, and Diplomatic Perspectives ). Foreword (2015, ISBN 978-3-319-10687-8). *(The Brilliant Art of Peace: Lectures from the Kofi Annan Series ). Editor (2013, ISBN 978-1-60127-142-6). *(Preventing War: The United Nations and Macedonia ). Author (2000, ISBN 978-0742509085) *(Many Voices: Multilateral Negotiations in the World Arena ). Editor (1992, ISBN 0813312841). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abiodun Williams」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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