The Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law & Public Policy will host retired Ambassador David Carden in a discussion about “Re-Imagining the Architecture of Democracy” from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. March 18 in the Barco Law Building, Teplitz Memorial Courtroom, ground floor.

Carden is a lawyer, diplomat, mediator and author who served as the first resident U.S. Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with the rank of ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. In that position he was responsible for establishing the mission and working with the president and officials from the White House, the Department of State, the Department of Defense and other agencies, to execute the Obama administration’s 2011 “pivot” to Asia.   

Prior to and after his ambassadorship, he was a partner in the Chicago, New York, and Singapore offices of Jones Day, where he co-chaired the Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement Practice and was partner-in-charge of the firm’s offices in Asia.

He is the author of “Mapping ASEAN: Achieving Peace, Prosperity and Sustainability in Southeast Asia” and a frequent contributor to publications, including The Guardian, Foreign Policy, Politico, and The Strategic Review.

The event will be moderated by Charles T. Kotuby Jr., professor of practice in the School of Law and executive director, Center for International Legal Education.

Chancellor Emeritus Mark Nordenberg will give opening remarks with introductions by Pitt Law Dean Jerry Dickinson

Sponsors include the Center for International Legal Education at Pitt Law, in collaboration with the Dick Thornburgh Forum for Law & Public Policy at the Institute of Politics, Pitt Cyber, Center for Governance and Markets and Frederick Honors College

A virtual attendance option is available using the registration link.