Kurt Volker Keynote Speaker

  • U.S Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations (2017 - 2019)
  • U.S Ambassador to NATO (2008-2009)
  • President and Founder, Alliance Strategic Advisors, LLC (present)

Kurt Volker's Biography

Ambassador Kurt Volker is a leading commentator, writer and speaker about geopolitics and global strategy with over 35 years of experience in a variety of government, academic, and private sector capacities.

He served as a career diplomat under six U.S. Presidents, including as U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations from 2017 to 2019 and U.S. Ambassador to NATO from 2008 to 2009.  During his diplomatic career, he worked with luminaries such as Senator John McCain, Colin Powell, Richard Holbrooke and many others.

Ambassador Volker is currently President and Founder of Alliance Strategic Advisors, LLC, which provides strategic advice for a diverse range of businesses.  He co-founded the American University Kyiv in 2022 and serves as co-Chair of its Supervisory Board.  Ambassador Volker serves on the Advisory Board of BGR Group, a Washington, D.C. based government and public relations firm, and is a Distinguished Fellow with the Center for European Policy Analysis.  He also serves Board of the American College of the Mediterranean, the Hungary Foundation, and on the international advisory boards of the U.S. Institute for Peace, GLOBSEC, and the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.

From 2012-2019, Ambassador Volker was the founding Executive Director of The McCain Institute for International Leadership, a part of Arizona State University based in Washington, DC.  He teaches a masters’ class in transatlantic relations at Arizona State University and has also taught at George Washington University.  He is a frequent expert commentator on the BBC, CNN, Fox News, Fox Business and other major media outlets and contributes regularly to public policy debates, through op-eds, articles, speeches, and television appearances.

Ambassador Volker began his career as an intelligence analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency in 1986, before joining the U.S. Foreign Service in 1988.

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Kurt Volker's Speaking Topics

  • Geopolitics and Global Strategy

  • Russia, Ukraine, and the Future of European Security

  • American Politics and National Security

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Videos of Kurt Volker

Ambassador Volker on the war in Ukraine
Ambassador Volker on the war in Ukraine
Kurt Volker: Ukraine Needs to Build While Fighting
Kurt Volker: Ukraine Needs to Build While Fighting
'Mafia mentality': US diplomat on Putin vs Prigozhin
'Mafia mentality': US diplomat on Putin vs Prigozhin
Amb. Kurt Volker: Putin needs to know he will never win the war against Ukraine
Amb. Kurt Volker: Putin needs to know he will never win the war against Ukraine
Fmr. US Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker on Ukraine, Global South, Putin
Fmr. US Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker on Ukraine, Global South, Putin
The Latest at USIP: NATO’s Strategic Adaptation to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
The Latest at USIP: NATO’s Strategic Adaptation to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Fmr. US Nato Ambassador: US frustration is growing because 'we don't see an end in sight' in Ukraine
Fmr. US Nato Ambassador: US frustration is growing because 'we don't see an end in sight' in Ukraine
Kurt Volker: If Russia is stopped in Ukraine, it's 'one less threat'
Kurt Volker: If Russia is stopped in Ukraine, it's 'one less threat'
CNN News Central
CNN News Central
Iran must know Israel holds them responsible for these attacks: Kurt Volker
Iran must know Israel holds them responsible for these attacks: Kurt Volker
BBC_World_News-2023
BBC_World_News-2023
"La guerre de la Russie contre l'Ukraine : qu'avons-nous appris ?"
Le 19H - Édition du mercredi 15 novembre 2023
Le 19H - Édition du mercredi 15 novembre 2023

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“Kurt, you were a huge success. People are raving about your presentation. Your intro was spectacular…”
Ken Eichmann, Partner, GHO Capital

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