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Scotland, Britain and Europe: Pulling together or pulling apart? A conversation with the Rt. Hon Douglas Alexander

October 20, 2015
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Weil Town Hall, Ground Floor, Belfer Building, Harvard Kennedy School
Douglas Alexander
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Douglas Alexander
Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School; Chair of Unicef, United Kingdom; Former UK Shadow Foreign Secretary, Future of Diplomacy Project, Harvard Kennedy School
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October 20, 2015
6:00pm - 7:30pm
Weil Town Hall, Ground Floor, Belfer Building, Harvard Kennedy School

Douglas Alexander, former UK Shadow Foreign Secretary and 2015 Fisher Family Fellow reflects on Britain's future role in Europe.

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Douglas Alexander is a 2015 Fisher Family Fellow with the Future of Diplomacy Project and is widely considered to be one of the most dynamic European politicians of his generation. He is the former Shadow Foreign Secretary for the United Kingdom, serving in Her Majesty's opposition Labour Party in the UK House of Commons. He previously served in key cabinet positions during Labour governments, including as UK Secretary of State for International Development (2007-10), UK Governor of the World Bank (2007-2010), and Minister of State for Europe (2005-06). Until March of this year he served as the Member of Parliament for Paisley and Renfrewshire South in Scotland.

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