Suzanne DiMaggio
Suzanne DiMaggio is long-time analyst of U.S. Foreign Policy in Asia and the Middle East and a leading practitioner of Track II diplomacy. Her work is especially focused on U.S. relations with Iran and North Korea.
Early life[edit]
DiMaggio's mother was Japanese and her father Italian.[1] DiMaggio has a B.A. in international business from New York University and an M.A. in international relations from City College of New York (CUNY).[2]
Career[edit]
From 1993-98, she was a program officer at the United Nations University. From 1998-2007, DiMaggio was the vice president of Policy Programs at the United Nations Association of the United States.[3] In 2002, she began facilitating a high-level dialogue with European states, Iran, and the United States.[4]
From 2007-14, she was the vice president of Global Policy Programs at the Asia Society. From 2014-2018, DiMaggio was a senior fellow at New America (organization) (2014-2018).[5]
DiMaggio is a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She directs the U.S.-Iran Initiative and a U.S.-DPRK dialogue.[6] She is also an Associate Senior Fellow in the SIPRI Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-proliferation Programme.[7] DiMaggio also directs the IranProject.[8]
In 2017, when the Trump administration had limited contact with North Korea, one report described DiMaggio as "a de facto ambassador for the United States" to North Korea. She favored a diplomatic resolution rather than force-based and militarized pathways. She described her philosophy: “Negotiating with the enemy is extremely difficult, but it's not impossible.”[9]
DiMaggio is a co-founder and the former chair of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.[10][11] A key aim, in her words, was "to push back on the mindset that leads to and facilitates endless war."[12]
Personal life[edit]
DiMaggio resides in New York City's Greenwich Village with her husband, Ben Allison, and daughter. [13]
Bibliography[edit]
- "Selecting the Next Secretary-General," Foreign Service Journal, September 2006, pages 40-46.
- "Obama's Iranian challenge," The Guardian, November 13, 2008, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/nov/13/iran-usforeignpolicy.
- "Dealing with North Korea: Lessons from the Iran Nuclear Negotiations," Arms Control Today, Vol. 47, No. 6, (Jul/Aug 2017).
- Suzanne DiMaggio and Joel S. Wit, "How Trump Should Talk to North Korea," New York Times, November 7, 2017, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/opinion/trump-north-korea-talk.html.
- Suzanne DiMaggio and Gary Sick, "If Trump shreds the Iran deal, it'll be a huge geopolitical mistake," New York Daily News, May 2, 2018, https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/shredding-iran-deal-huge-geopolitical-mistake-article-1.3965451.
- Suzanne DiMaggio and Thomas R. Pickering, "Correcting course on Iran: Trump has left us painfully isolated; it's time to reorient our foreign policy," New York Daily News, February 5, 2019, https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-correcting-course-on-iran-20190204-story.html.
References[edit]
- ^ "An interview with Suzanne DiMaggio". Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Suzanne DiMaggio". Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Suzanne DiMaggio". Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "An interview with Suzanne DiMaggio". Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Suzanne DiMaggio". Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Suzanne DiMaggio". Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Suzanne DiMaggio". Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Our Team". Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ "An interview with Suzanne DiMaggio". Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Leadership". Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Suzanne DiMaggio". Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ Trip Brenan (2021-03-10). "Quincy Institute's Suzanne DiMaggio on Reimagining U.S. Foreign Policy". Retrieved 2022-03-14.
- ^ "Suzanne DiMaggio".
External links[edit]
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Suzanne DiMaggio on Twitter
- Interview, "Talks Between U.S. And North Korean Leaders Would Be Historic," National Public Radio, March 9, 2018.
- "PODCAST: Suzanne DiMaggio’s “Unofficial” Diplomacy With North Korea and Iran Have Led to Major Breakthroughs," April 16, 2018.