Paula Dobriansky
Vice Chair of the Atlantic Council Snowcroft Center for Strategy & Security
Ambassador Paula Dobriansky is Vice Chair of the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center, a Senior Fellow at Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs, Chair of Exim Bank's Council on China Competition, and a Foreign Policy Expert and Diplomat specialising in National Security Affairs. Ambassador Dobriansky brings over 30 years of government and international experience across senior levels of diplomacy, business, and defence. Previously, Ambassador Dobriansky worked as the Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs (2001-09), the President's Envoy to Northern Ireland, receiving the Secretary of State's highest honour, the Distinguished Service Medal (2007), and was Director of European and Soviet Affairs in Reagan's National Security Council. Ambassador Dobriansky also served on the Defense Policy Board and the Secretary of State's Foreign Policy Board. She received her MA and PhD in Soviet political/military affairs from Harvard University.
Updated: March 18, 2025