Suzanne DiMaggio

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Suzanne DiMaggio is long-time analyst of U.S. Foreign Policy in Asia and the Middle East and a leading practitioner of Track II diplomacy. Her work is especially focused on U.S. relations with Iran and North Korea.

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Early life

DiMaggio's mother was Japanese and her father Italian. [1] DiMaggio has a B.A. in international business from New York University and an M.A. in international relations from City College of New York (CUNY). [2]

Career

From 1993–1998, she was a program officer at the United Nations University. From 1998–2007, DiMaggio was the vice president of Policy Programs at the United Nations Association of the United States. [3] In 2002, she began facilitating a high-level dialogue with European states, Iran, and the United States. [4]

From 2007–2014, she was the vice president of Global Policy Programs at the Asia Society. From 2014–2018, DiMaggio was a senior fellow at New America (organization) (2014–2018). [5]

DiMaggio is a Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. She directs the U.S.-Iran Initiative and a U.S.-DPRK dialogue. [6] She is also an Associate Senior Fellow in the SIPRI Disarmament, Arms Control and Non-proliferation Programme. [7] DiMaggio also directs the IranProject. [8]

In 2017, when the Trump administration had limited contact with North Korea, one report described DiMaggio as "a de facto ambassador for the United States" to North Korea. She favored a diplomatic resolution rather than force-based and militarized pathways. She described her philosophy: "Negotiating with the enemy is extremely difficult, but it's not impossible." [9]

DiMaggio is a co-founder and the former chair of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. [10] [11] A key aim, in her words, was "to push back on the mindset that leads to and facilitates endless war." [12]

Personal life

DiMaggio resides in New York City's Greenwich Village with her husband, Ben Allison, and daughter. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "An interview with Suzanne DiMaggio" . Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  2. ↑ "Suzanne DiMaggio" . Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  3. ↑ "Suzanne DiMaggio" . Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  4. ↑ "An interview with Suzanne DiMaggio" . Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  5. ↑ "Suzanne DiMaggio" . Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  6. ↑ "Suzanne DiMaggio" . Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  7. ↑ "Suzanne DiMaggio" . Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  8. ↑ "Our Team" . Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  9. ↑ "An interview with Suzanne DiMaggio" . Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  10. ↑ "Leadership" . Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  11. ↑ "Suzanne DiMaggio" . Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  12. ↑ Trip Brenan (2021-03-10). "Quincy Institute's Suzanne DiMaggio on Reimagining U.S. Foreign Policy" . Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  13. ↑ "Suzanne DiMaggio".
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