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Saakashvili to become Fletcherâ€™s first senior statesman

20 January 2014 10:49 (UTC +04:00)

The position of Senior Statesman is a new idea, intended to provide students with access to internationally known leaders and practitioners in a variety of fields, Admiral James Stavridis, dean of The Fletcher School said.

“Our concept is to try to bring each year some important international political figure to be affiliated with The Fletcher School,” he said.

Saakashvili will not be in residence at Fletcher full-time, but is expected to visit on three or four occasions during both semesters of his one-year appointment.

Saakashvili is excited to interact with students at The Fletcher School in both informal and educational settings, he said. “I like to talk to students,” Saakashvili said. “I have always loved to talk to them, even when I was elected in politics.”