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Bartels World Affairs Fellowship

Bringing distinguished international public leaders to Cornell

The Henry E. and Nancy Horton Bartels World Affairs Fellowship was established in 1984, to bring prominent international leaders to Cornell. The mission of the fellowship program is explicitly educational—to foster a broadened world view among Cornell students by bringing to campus persons who have distinguished themselves as international public figures. In addition to delivering a major public lecture for the University and local community, Bartels Fellows spend two or three days on campus in close interaction with faculty and students, especially undergraduates. In classes, seminars, and informal gatherings, the Bartels Fellow discusses major issues of global concern as well as his or her own personal experience in international public service. The Bartels World Affairs Fellowship enables students to appreciate the opportunities and constraints of an international career.

"The world is getting smaller all the time. As a result, to make a positive mark in this world, our young people will have to consider the international perspective of their actions." –Henry E. Bartels

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2009 Bartels Lecture

Dr. Mo Ibrahim
Founder of Celtel International
Founder and Chairman of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation

Dr. Ibrahim is an expert in mobile communications and founder of one of Africa’s most successful companies, Celtel International. In October 2006, Dr. Ibrahim launched the Mo Ibrahim Foundation to support good governance and great leadership in Africa. In 2008, he was listed by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, and was names as Britain’s most powerful black man by the UK’s Observer.

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Past Bartels World Affairs Fellows

View the complete list of our past Bartels World Affairs Fellows.