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Joe Biden To Lead New Diplomacy And Global Engagement Center At Penn
Biden was caught on a hot mic in early January discussing his role after leaving the White House. Now it's official.
Penn announced Tuesday that Vice President Joe Biden will in fact be at the Philadelphia Ivy League school serving a new center at the university that focuses on diplomacy, foreign policy, and national security.
Biden will be the Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where he will lead the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, the university announced.
“Joe Biden is one of the greatest statesmen of our times,” University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann said. “In his distinguished career of service to our nation, he has demonstrated a unique capacity to bring people together across divides and to craft constructive responses to some of the toughest and most important policy challenges of our day. His unsurpassed understanding of diplomacy and far-ranging grasp of world issues make him an ideal fit to further Penn's global engagement – including the work of Penn Global and Perry World House, signature initiatives to develop innovative interdisciplinary global strategies and programs that distinguish Penn as a global agenda setter in higher education.”
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In his new post-White House role, the former VP will serve in both the Annenberg School for
Communication and the School of Arts and Sciences. Biden will also have a secondary affiliation in the Wharton School.
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“At Penn, I look forward to building on the work that has been a central pillar of my career in public office: promoting and protecting the post-WWII international order that keeps the United States safe and strong,” Biden said in a statement. “The Penn Biden Center and I will be engaging with Penn’s wonderful students while partnering with its eminent faculty and global centers to convene world leaders, develop and advance smart policy, and impact the national debate about how America can continue to lead in the 21st Century.”
Biden was caught earlier this year on a hot microphone discussing his role with Penn.
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