21
June 2023
Past Event
US Leadership in Tech Diplomacy: A Conversation with Ambassador Nathaniel C. Fick

Event will also stream live on this page.

 

Inquiries: mdewitt@hudson.org

US Leadership in Tech Diplomacy: A Conversation with Ambassador Nathaniel C. Fick

Past Event
Hudson Institute
June 21, 2023
Joe Biden looks at a quantum computer with IBM CEO Arvind Krishna as he tours the IBM facility in Poughkeepsie, New York, on October 6, 2022. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
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Joe Biden looks at a quantum computer with IBM CEO Arvind Krishna as he tours the IBM facility in Poughkeepsie, New York, on October 6, 2022. (Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images)
21
June 2023
Past Event

Event will also stream live on this page.

 

Inquiries: mdewitt@hudson.org

Speakers:
Ambassador Nathaniel C. Fink
Ambassador Nathaniel C. Fick

US Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy

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Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair

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Freedom, prosperity, and security are increasingly interconnected with technology. Nathaniel C. Fick’s role as the inaugural United States ambassador at large for cyberspace and digital policy is a testament to our current age of rapidly developing technology—and how the State Department views various implications for foreign policy.

What does US international leadership in tech diplomacy mean? How does the State Department plan to increase its capacity and influence the international arena in cyber, digital freedom, telecommunications, and emerging technology policy? What are the priorities, opportunities, and hazards in expanding America’s role in tech diplomacy? What is required for success?

Ambassador Fick graduated from Dartmouth College and earned his MPA and MBA from Harvard. He completed combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq before becoming a think tank leader and tech entrepreneur.

Please join Hudson Institute Asia-Pacific Security Chair Dr. Patrick Cronin for a conversation with Ambassador Fick on the intersection of strategy, technology, and diplomacy.   

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