James Rubin is a sought-after expert on world affairs and U.S. foreign policy. For thirty-three years he has worked, in and out of government, in the field of international affairs and U.S. foreign policy as a practitioner, commentator, professor and broadcaster. James Rubin’s notable accomplishments include serving as Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs under President Bill Clinton and Chief Spokesman for Secretary of State Madeleine K. Albright, as well as acting as a special negotiator to secure the demobilisation of the Kosovo Liberation Army. The former diplomat and journalist honed his strategic communication and policy skills working on key presidential campaigns, advising Hillary Clinton in 2016 and 2008, and serving as senior advisor for national security for the Kerry/Edwards campaign in 2004 and director of foreign policy for Clinton/Gore in 1996. He also served as a Commissioner of the Port Authority of New York. In 2018 he joined the Washington office of Ballards’ Partners, a leading lobbying firm and in 2021 James Rubin has been appointed Diplomatic Counsellor to Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Secretary General Mathias Cormann. James Rubin holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s in international affairs from Columbia University. Rubin was a visiting professor or visiting scholar at Oxford University’s Rothermere American Institute, Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and the London School of Economics. In 1998, Mr. Rubin was the recipient of Columbia University’s John Jay Award for Distinguished Professional Achievement. In 2000, he received the State Department’s highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award. Mr. Rubin earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science (1982) and a Masters in International Affairs (1984) from Columbia University. Rubin writes columns on world affairs as a contributing editor to Politico and appears frequently on CNN, BBC, MSNBC and other international news outlets, and has written extensively for The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Economist, The Financial Times, The Sunday Times, The New Republic, Foreign Affairs and Newsweek.