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The Miami-Florida Jean Monnet Center of Excellence would like to share this upcoming Erasmus Series talk webinar with Deputy Chief of Mission for the Embassy of Denmark in the US, Ambassador Stig Piras, organized by the Center for European and Transatlantic Studies (CEUTS) at Virginia Tech. This event is part of the Jean Monnet in the US series, bringing together the network of EU-funded Universities in the US. #JMintheUS.

His remarks will regard the Kingdom of Denmark's presidency of the Council of the European Union, and views on bilateral transatlantic relations - a very timely topic! Remarks will be followed by a moderated Q&A.

GUEST SPEAKER

Ambassador Stig Piras
Deputy Chief of Mission

Embassy of the Kingdom of Denmark to the United States Ambassador Stig P. Piras is the Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Denmark in the United States. Ambassador Piras has had an extensive career in both the Foreign Service and at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Denmark. Before arriving in Washington D.C., he was Danish ambassador to the Republic of Iraq from 2020-2022. Ambassador Piras has also been, Deputy Director for Asia and Latin America, Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (2017-2020), and Deputy Head of Mission, Counsellor, at the Embassy of Denmark in Ankara, Republic of Turkey (2013-2017). Ambassador Piras has previously worked at the Embassy of Denmark in Washington D.C., when he held the position as First Secretary for three years (2005-2008). Ambassador Piras holds a Master of Political Science from University of Copenhagen. He and his wife have two children.

SPEAKERS

• Pula, Besnik
  Director of International Studies & Associate Professor
  Dept. of Political Science, Virginia Tech
  Dr. Pula serves as Research Coordinator for CEUTS' Western Balkans Program.
  
  

• Hall, Ralph
  Professor
  Urban Affairs and Planning, Virginia Tech
  Dr. Hall serves as CEUTS' Head of Outreach and Engagement
  
  

• Price, Chris
  Event Coordinator
  Center for European and Transatlantic Studies, Virginia Tech
  
  

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