Ryan Gawn
Ryan Gawn | |
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| Council Member of Chatham House | |
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Ryan Gawn is a foreign affairs expert and former advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. A former Council Member of the Royal Institute for International Affairs (Chatham House),[1] he writes extensively on conflict, campaigning, advocacy, soft power and foreign affairs.
Biography[edit]
He is Co-founder of Stratagem International,[2] an international political affairs and strategic communications consultancy. He is also Director of the LEGO Foundation [3] where he leads the organisation's advocacy work on 21st century skills - one of the largest initiatives in the Foundation's portfolio. [4]
He has worked in South Africa, Pakistan, and Afghanistan,[5] and was part of Annan's policy team in 2005. He advises the British Council,[6] has worked with the FCO,[7] DFID,[8] and was formerly Head of International Communications for ActionAid[9] and Director of Penn Schoen Berland.[10]
He has published extensively, including in The Guardian,[11] Foreign Policy,[12] Global Dashboard,[13] and the Foreign Policy Association.[14] He was a panelist at the 2010 NATO Summit in Lisbon,[15] and also tweets regularly.[16]
He has acted as an advisor in peace negotiations,[17] referendum campaigns,[18] and has been published on Northern Ireland's transition from war to peace[19] and political reconciliation.[20]
Educated in the United Kingdom, United States, and Argentina, he was recognised in 2007 in The Observer/New Statesman's "Top 50 in Public Life",[21] as one of The Diplomatic Courier's "Top 99 Most Influential International Professionals Under 33 in Foreign Affairs" (2011),[22] and is listed in Who's Who (2013 edition).[23]
References[edit]
- ^ "Ryan Gawn". Chathamhouse.org. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ "People - Stratagem International". Stratagemint.com. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ "Education Policymakers Network". salzburgglobal.org. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Annual Report 2022". issuu.com. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ "The Great Game: Discussions". Tricycle.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ "Society Advisory Group". Retrieved 2016-12-02.
- ^ "Pakistan Media Group". Retrieved 2015-07-30.
- ^ "Who will be implementing this support we provide?". Retrieved 2015-07-30.[dead link]
- ^ "Emergency Preparedness and Response Handbook". Emergency Preparedness and Response Handbook: A4. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Sovereign Brands Survey 2010 - SlideShare". 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
- ^ Ryan Gawn (2013-04-05). "Top tips for development campaigning in crisis regions | Global Development Professionals Network". The Guardian. Theguardian.com. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ "Ryan Gawn". Foreignpolicy.com. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ Gawn, Ryan (2012-07-27). "Osborne just doesn't make the cut". Globaldashboard.org. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ Gawn, Ryan. ""In Larger Freedom" – an analysis of UN reform" (PDF). Fpa.org. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Programme and Agenda" (PDF). Nato.int. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ "Ryan Gawn (@ryangawn)". Twitter.com. 2015-06-22. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ "Helsinki Agreement & Future of Kirkuk". Iraqhelsinkiproject.org. 2009-04-16. Archived from the original on 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ "The 3rd Oxford Peace Conference". rotary-ribi.org. 2017-02-09. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
- ^ Gawn, Ryan (17 June 2009). "Arms to Agreement: Northern Ireland's Move from War to Peace". Strategic Analysis. 33 (4): 516–527. doi:10.1080/09700160902907068.
- ^ Gawn, Ryan (September 2007). "Truth Cohabitation: A Truth Commission for Northern Ireland?". Irish Political Studies. 22 (3): 339–361. doi:10.1080/07907180701527243.
- ^ "The Future 500 - the top 50". Newstatesman.com. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ "Ryan Gawn". Diplomaticourier.com. 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
- ^ "Who's Who". Ukwhoswho.com. Retrieved 2015-06-26.