Amb. Huggins to Speak on the Importance of DEI in Int’l Relations, Feb. 28

The Office of DEI is pleased to welcome Ambassador Joseph Huggins to NOVA to discuss “the Importance of DEI in International Relations.” This event will be held on Monday, Feb. 28, from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m. This event will be held in the Bisdorf Building, Room AA196 on NOVA’s Alexandria Campus, and is presented jointly by the Office of DEI and the Alexandria Campus. For more information, or if you need accommodations to attend, please contact the Office of DEI.

Amb. Huggins, a retired career diplomat, serves as the Fairfax City representative to the NOVA College Board. He also serves on the International Advisory Council of Danubius University of Galați, which is located in Galați, Romania (http://www.univ-danubius.ro/).

Huggins is a Leader with proven skills in strategic planning/international government relations/negotiations/conflict resolution/business development/organizing international conferences/advocacy/media relations and public speaking. Ambassador Huggins honed these skills through his work in high-intensity/high-profile diplomatic assignments throughout Europe/Africa/South Asia/the Middle East and Washington. After retiring from U.S. Government service in 2006, he established the consulting firm, The Huggins Group, LLC (THG). The firm provides strategic advice and intelligence research to U.S. companies interested in trade and investment opportunities in Africa and the Middle East. Huggins knows how to bring disparate forces together to successfully close transactions. He has worked with large, small and medium enterprises on various transactions from commodity purchases to financing. He also serves as Senior Advisor to Rucker Capital Advisors, LLC, a private merchant bank, on financial issues related to Africa (https://ruckercapitaladvisors.com/).

Prior to forming THG, Huggins had a long and distinguished diplomatic career serving in mid- and senior-level positions in the former Soviet Union, Kenya, Guinea, Togo and Jordan. In Washington, he worked on issues related to Africa, South Asia and the Middle East. In his last overseas assignment, from Nov. 2002 to July 2005, he served as ambassador to the Republic of Botswana and the secretary of state’s special representative to the Southern Africa Development Community, a political and economic organization comprised of 14 countries in southern Africa.

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested.

Submitted by:
Ed Aymar, DEI-Communications Coord., EAymar@nvcc.edu