"That Devil Feltman"

About this episode

AMB Jeff Feltman discusses his experiences as a U.S. diplomat and his role at the UN, including meetings with key international leaders and evacuation strategies for U.S. citizens.

After a long and successful career as a U.S. diplomat, AMB Jeff Feltman went on to places where no US official has ever gone before, as the UN's Under Secretary General for Political Affairs. What was it like to meet with Ayatollah Khamenei or Iranian President Ahmadinejad? Or to visit Pyongyang and relay messages from the US president to the North Korean leadership? When is the UN at its most effective? Plus a bonus discussion of the best way to evacuate US citizens when their lives are in danger.

People in this episode

Hosts: Ambassador (Retired) Pete Romero, Writer/Producer Laura Bennett

Guest: AMB Jeff Feltman

Topics covered

• diplomacy
• UN politics
• international relations
• evacuation strategies
• Middle East relations

Keywords

• diplomat
• UN
• Iran
• North Korea
• evacuation
• political affairs
• international diplomacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UN

Places: Pyongyang, United States

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