[Alumni Webinar] Kati Marton : what lessons can be drawn from Merkel’s leadership?

Join the Sciences Po American Foundation, the European Institute, Columbia Global Centers – Paris and the Alliance Program 

On Thursday, March 24 at 1 PM EST for a discussion based on Kati Marton latest book The Chancellor: The Remarkable Odyssey of Angela Merkel

In the course of her tenure, Angela Merkel became a symbol of unity for Europe, while weathering complicated relationships with many world leaders. At this critical juncture, what lessons can be drawn from Merkel’s leadership? Can her legacy provide inspiration to those who are concerned about the future of democracy and security in Europe? Kati Marton, whose biography of Angela Merkel was published last fall to critical acclaim, will be joined by Michael Broening (Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung) and Sheri Berman (Barnard College) to discuss these questions and more. 

Kati Marton

Born in Hungary, Kati Marton has combined a career as a reporter and writer with human rights advocacy. From 2003 to 2008 Marton chaired the International Women’s Health Coalition, a global leader in promoting and protecting the health and human rights of women and girls. From 2001 to July 2002 Kati Marton was Chief Advocate for the Office of the Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict at the United Nations. Marton is currently a director and formerly chair of the Committee to Protect Journalists. She served on the Human Rights Watch Board for ten years, and previously served on the New America Board. She also serves on the board of directors of the International Rescue Committee, and Central European University. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, P.E.N. International and the Author’s Guild.

Since 1980, Marton has published eight books and contributed as a reporter to ABC News, Public Broadcasting Services, National Public Radio, The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, The Times of London, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, and The New Republic. Marton’s 2009 book, a Cold War memoir entitled Enemies of the People: My Family’s Journey to America, published by Simon & Schuster, was a National Book Critics Circle finalist.

Marton attended Wells College in Aurora, New York, the Sorbonne, and the Institute des Etudes de Science Politique in Paris. She earned a B.A. in Romance Languages and a M.A. in International Relations from the George Washington University. She was the winner of a George Foster Peabody award for a documentary on China. She has also received two honorary doctorates: one from Roger Williams University in Rhode Island in 2000 and another from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York in 2009. In 2011 she was awarded the Leo Nevas Human Rights Award from the United Nations Association.