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W.R. Smyser

Adjunct Professor in the BMW Center for German and European Studies
Ph.D. George Washington University, 1977

Professor Smyser's career has spanned many fields including the US Government, the United Nations, teaching, writing, and foundation management. He is an expert on the economy and politics of Europe and on global humanitarian matters. Professor Smyser has held senior executive positions in the White House, the US Foreign Service, the US Department of State, as well as the UN High Commissioner for Refugees.

Professor Smyser has authored ten books; among the most recent are The Humanitarian Conscience: Caring for Others in the Age of Terror (December 2003) and Yalta to Berlin: the Cold War Study over Germany (August 1999). In addition to his position with Georgetown University, Professor Smyser teaches at the US Foreign Service Institute, works as a consultant on international politics and economics for private firms and the US Department of State, serves on the Board of USAble, and is a periodic commentator for the BBC and Deutsche Welle.