The Center sponsors four lectureships:

Samuel L. and Elizabeth Jodidi Lecture Series

The Jodidi Lecture is among the most prominent annual lecture series of the Weatherhead Center and one of the most distinguished at the University. Established in 1955, the lecture series provides for the “delivery of lectures by eminent and well-qualified persons… for the promotion of tolerance, understanding and good will among nations, and the peace of the world.”

The Warren and Anita Manshel Lecture in American Foreign Policy

The Warren and Anita Manshel Lecture in American Foreign Policy was established at the Center for International Affairs in 1993 by members of the Manshel family and by many of their friends. It stands as a memorial to the Manshels’ longstanding commitment to public affairs and their desire to advance greater understanding of the international relations of the United States. The lectureship honors Warren Manshel’s role as a founder of both The Public Interest and Foreign Policy, his service as ambassador to Denmark, and his deep involvement over many years in the work of the Center. It also recognizes Anita Manshel as Warren’s full partner and enthusiastic supporter of these endeavors, for which he often acknowledged her presence, help, and guidance.

K.T. Li Lecture Series

On October 15, 1990, the Honorable K.T. Li inaugurated the Center’s first K.T. Li Lecture, with a talk entitled “Policy Formulation in a Dynamic Economy: The Experience of the ROC in Taiwan,” which reviewed the transformation of an agricultural society under Japanese colonial administration to the independent, highly industrialized modern economy that characterized contemporary Taiwan. A three-time Minister in the government of the Republic of China, from 1965-1988, K.T. Li was widely regarded as the key figure in the Taiwan economic “miracle.”

Paul-Henri Spaak Lecture Series

The Paul-Henri Spaak Lecture series was established in 1981 thanks to the generosity of Frank Boas and the Frank Boas Foundation. The series brought European leaders to Harvard to speak on issues of importance to the United States and Europe. Suspended in 1999, this lecture series has now been relaunched thanks to a donation by the Nicolas Janssen Family Fund of Brussels. This happened in the context of the Program on Transatlantic Relations, a new program at the Center initiated with the generous support of Pierre Keller of Geneva, in order to strengthen research and teaching on Europe and transatlantic issues in the University.