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Bringing world leaders together around competing visions of the global order
Joe Biden, Amy Gutmann, William Burke-White at Perry World House 2017 global order conference

Joe Biden speaking at the inaugural Perry World House global order conference in 2017, accompanied on stage by PWH Director William Burke-White (left) and Penn President Amy Gutmann. 

Bringing world leaders together around competing visions of the global order

Former U.S. National Security Advisors H.R. McMaster and Susan Rice will be the headline speakers at a two-day Perry World House colloquium in September, with former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Nick Clegg participating in the Penn Biden Leaders Dialogue. 
Joe Biden Now Has His Caricature From the Palm
Philadelphia Inquirer

Joe Biden Now Has His Caricature From the Palm

Former Vice President Joe Biden has cemented his relationship with the city of Philadelphia through his work with the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement and his acceptance of Penn’s Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor role, among other bonds.

Biden talks March for our Lives, Russia, and Cancer Moonshot
On stage at Irvine Auditorium

Their conversation touched on foreign policy, gun violence, and cancer research. Biden called that last topic “the passion” of his life.

Biden talks March for our Lives, Russia, and Cancer Moonshot

In Joe Biden’s opinion, if there’s one line from JFK’s famous “moon speech” that can best describe where the nation is at in curing cancer, it’s that “we are unwilling to postpone.” To a jam-packed Irvine Auditorium, Biden deliberately and passionately declared: “Every second counts.”

Lauren Hertzler

Joe Biden, Amy Gutmann join for a conversation on March 29
Biden

Joe Biden, Amy Gutmann join for a conversation on March 29

Open to all in the Penn community, the conversation, which will touch on global affairs and other topical subjects, will conclude with an audience Q&A.

Lauren Hertzler

Penn’s new home in Washington
Penn Biden Center

Biden, Gutmann and Penn trustees Chairman David L. Cohen officially open the new Penn Biden Center. Biden said he hopes the Center will be "a place where ideas are exchanged, where people come and disagree with us, as well as agree with us."

Penn’s new home in Washington

The Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement—a place for debate and discussion—opened on Feb. 8 in Washington, D.C. 

Lauren Hertzler

Support and collaboration between U.S. and Mexico crucial for success
Support and Collaboration between U.S. and Mexico Crucial for Success

(From left) Former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón, Penn President Amy Gutmann, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, and Perry World House Director William Burke-White on stage at the inaugural Penn Biden Global Leaders Dialogue.

Support and collaboration between U.S. and Mexico crucial for success

Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón engaged in a wide-ranging discussion about global and national issues during the inaugural Penn Biden Global Leaders Dialogue.
Biden talks world affairs, tells students to engage and 'jump in'
Biden Talks World Affairs

Biden talks world affairs, tells students to engage and 'jump in'

The former vice president sat down with Penn President Amy Gutmann on March 30 for a conversation on the United States’ role in global affairs. Throughout the discussion, Biden aimed his remarks at the audience of students—who he called “the most generous generation in American history.”

Lauren Hertzler

Vice President Joe Biden to lead the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement
Vice President Joe Biden to Lead the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement

Vice President Joe Biden to Lead the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement

Vice President Joe Biden to lead the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement

The Penn Biden Center will have a significant impact on Penn’s teaching and research missions and will be focused principally on diplomacy, foreign policy, and national security.

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