John Shattuck
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John Shattuck is an international legal scholar and human rights leader, became the fourth President and Rector of Central European University
(CEU) in August 2009. CEU is a global institution of graduate education in the social sciences, the humanities, law, business, environmental studies, government and public policy, with students from over 100 countries. Under Shattuck's leadership, CEU plans to open a new School of Public Policy and International Affairs in the fall of 2011.
, where he taught international relations.
Shattuck has had a distinguished diplomatic career. As United States Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor from 1993 to 1998, under President Bill Clinton
, he played a key role in the establishment by the United Nations
of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and former Yugoslavia, working closely with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. He also worked with an international coalition under UN authority to restore a democratically elected government to Haiti
, and later participated with Ambassador Richard Holbrooke in negotiating the Dayton Peace Agreement and other efforts to end the war in Bosnia. From 1998 to 2000, he served as U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic. There he worked with the Czech government to prepare the country's accession to NATO, to assist in overhauling the country's legal system, and to support innovative civic education programs in the country's schools and universities.
Shattuck was Vice President of Government, Community and Public Affairs at Harvard University
from 1984-1993. His career began at the American Civil Liberties Union
, where he served as Executive Director of the Washington office and national staff counsel, and handled a number of prominent civil rights and liberties cases, including Halperin v. Kissinger, a successful challenge to the warrantless wiretapping program conducted by the Nixon White House.
Shattuck is the author of three books, including Freedom on Fire, a study of the international response to genocide and crimes against humanity in the 1990s and has published more than 50 articles on human rights, civil liberties, international relations, public service and higher education. In 2007, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
A graduate of Yale Law School
, where he received a JD degree, Shattuck was awarded an MA from Clare College, Cambridge University, with First Class Honors in International Law, and a BA from Yale College, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He has received honorary degrees from Kenyon College, the University of Rhode Island, the John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York, and the University of Western Bohemia in the Czech Republic. He received the Ambassador's Award from the American Bar Association Central and East European Law Initiative, the Human Rights Award from the United Nations Association of Boston, and the Yale Law School Public Service Award. At Yale, he was a member of Skull and Bones
.
Central European University
For other uses, see European University Central European University is a graduate-level, English-language university offering degrees in the social sciences, humanities, law, public policy, business management, environmental science, and mathematics...
(CEU) in August 2009. CEU is a global institution of graduate education in the social sciences, the humanities, law, business, environmental studies, government and public policy, with students from over 100 countries. Under Shattuck's leadership, CEU plans to open a new School of Public Policy and International Affairs in the fall of 2011.
Biography
Prior to his appointment as President and Rector of CEU, Shattuck had served as Chief Executive Officer of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, and Senior Fellow at Tufts UniversityTufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
, where he taught international relations.
Shattuck has had a distinguished diplomatic career. As United States Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor from 1993 to 1998, under President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
, he played a key role in the establishment by the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and former Yugoslavia, working closely with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. He also worked with an international coalition under UN authority to restore a democratically elected government to Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
, and later participated with Ambassador Richard Holbrooke in negotiating the Dayton Peace Agreement and other efforts to end the war in Bosnia. From 1998 to 2000, he served as U.S. Ambassador to the Czech Republic. There he worked with the Czech government to prepare the country's accession to NATO, to assist in overhauling the country's legal system, and to support innovative civic education programs in the country's schools and universities.
Shattuck was Vice President of Government, Community and Public Affairs at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
from 1984-1993. His career began at the American Civil Liberties Union
American Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union is a U.S. non-profit organization whose stated mission is "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States." It works through litigation, legislation, and...
, where he served as Executive Director of the Washington office and national staff counsel, and handled a number of prominent civil rights and liberties cases, including Halperin v. Kissinger, a successful challenge to the warrantless wiretapping program conducted by the Nixon White House.
Shattuck is the author of three books, including Freedom on Fire, a study of the international response to genocide and crimes against humanity in the 1990s and has published more than 50 articles on human rights, civil liberties, international relations, public service and higher education. In 2007, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
A graduate of Yale Law School
Yale Law School
Yale Law School, or YLS, is the law school of Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1824, it offers the J.D., LL.M., J.S.D. and M.S.L. degrees in law. It also hosts visiting scholars, visiting researchers and a number of legal research centers...
, where he received a JD degree, Shattuck was awarded an MA from Clare College, Cambridge University, with First Class Honors in International Law, and a BA from Yale College, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. He has received honorary degrees from Kenyon College, the University of Rhode Island, the John Jay College of Criminal Justice at the City University of New York, and the University of Western Bohemia in the Czech Republic. He received the Ambassador's Award from the American Bar Association Central and East European Law Initiative, the Human Rights Award from the United Nations Association of Boston, and the Yale Law School Public Service Award. At Yale, he was a member of Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones is an undergraduate senior or secret society at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. It is a traditional peer society to Scroll and Key and Wolf's Head, as the three senior class 'landed societies' at Yale....
.