Today at 1! Ambassador Joseph Huggins on the Importance of DEI in Int’l Relations

The Office of DEI is pleased to welcome Ambassador Joseph Huggins to NOVA’s Alexandria Campus today to discuss “the Importance of DEI in International Relations.” This event will be held at Bisdorf Room AA196, from 1 p.m. until 2 p.m., and is presented 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.

Ambassador Joseph Huggins, a retired Career Diplomat, serves as Fairfax City’s representative to the Advisory Board of Northern Virginia Community College. 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, Ambassador Huggins had a long and distinguished Diplomatic career serving in mid-level and senior 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 November 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.

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