A NAPA Fellow since 2019, I am a retired Foreign Service officer who served as US Ambassador to Namibia as well as Assistant Secretary for Administration at the U.S. State Department before retiring in 2017. During my career I studied Swedish and Russian but have not used either language for many years. In 2018 I was inducted into the National Defense University’s Hall of Fame. I am currently a Professor of Practice at Virginia Tech and a Regent for Pacific Lutheran University. I also serve on the Board of Directors for the American Academy of Diplomacy and the American Foreign Service Protection Association. I am also affiliated with the Washington Institute of Foreign Affairs, the Association of Black American Ambassadors and other organizations focused on global affairs, national security and mentoring the next generation of public sector leaders.
History of Employment
Primary Policy Areas
Board Governance, Foreign Policy, Government Operations/Innovation, Intergovernmental System/Federalism, Intergovernmental Affairs and Coordination, National Security
Primary Sector of Expertise
Federal
Primary Functions
Academic Faculty, Change Management, Human Capital, Intergovernmental, Performance Measurement, Strategic Planning
Management Matters Podcast
Diplomacy in a Changing Global Context with Joyce Barr
Season: 1 Episode:33 | December 07, 2020
Show Notes:
In this episode, we welcome Joyce Barr, retired Ambassador, Professor of Practice in Government and International Affairs at Virginia Tech, and Academy Fellow, to discuss the advancement of U.S. national interests across the globe, essential organizations and processes to strive toward those interests and recommendations for the incoming administration including increasing management capacity at the State Department.
With Joyce Barr, retired Ambassador, Professor of Practice in Government and International Affairs at Virginia Tech, and Academy Fellow
Topics Include:
- A high-level view of U.S. national interests
- The importance of finding common interests with other countries
- Essential organizations, processes, and tools the U.S. uses in the international environment
- The importance of soft power and recommendations for the Biden Administration
- The importance of public administrators in diplomacy and how we can teach public administrators to have a global perspective
- Global aspects of city managers or county managers
- Advice to the new Secretary of State
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