Left to Right: Front Row: Thomas Hill, Lehendakari Ibarrexte, Borislava Manojlovic. Standing: Gorka Espiau, Anna Guryanova, Andrea Bartoli, Ryan Triche, Emily Green, Amaia Agirre
On Wednesday, March 4th the School of Diplomacy welcomed former President of the Basque Government and Senior Fellow of the Agirre Lehendakaria Center (ALC), Juan Jose Ibarretxe and two additional Senior Fellows, Gorka Espiau and Amaia Agirre. The trio visited Seton Hall ahead of their yearly conference which was to be held at Columbia University the following Thursday and Friday. The Basque guests were greeted by Seton Hall’s Basque Research Team (BRT), led by Dean Andrea Bartoli and Dr. Borislava Manojlovic, both who are members of the ALC.
Meant as session for informal dialogue, junior members of the BRT: Emily Green, Anna Guryanova, Thomas Hill, and Ryan Triche had the opportunity to share with the ALC assemblage their particular interests in the Basque Country. The visiting ALC members greeted the BRT with enthusiasm and openness as they answered their many questions. Although their time at Seton Hall was short, they promised to follow up with members of the BRT when they came to Columbia University for Sustainable Human Development Conference.