Berkley Center

Donald McHenry was Distinguished Professor in the Practice of Diplomacy in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University from 1981 until his retirement in 2014. He was the US permanent representative to the United Nations from 1979 to 1981 and deputy US representative from 1977 to 1979. He has held a variety of positions in the US Department of State, as well as fellowships with the Brookings Institution and the Council on Foreign Relations. McHenry has also held a number of board and trustee positions at both NGOs and businesses like the Coca-Cola Company. Upon his retirement, Georgetown University established the Donald F. McHenry Chair in Global Human Development. McHenry received his M.A. from Southern Illinois University.