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WILLIAM BURKE-WHITE – UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

William Burke-White is a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, an international lawyer and political scientist, and a leading expert on U.S. foreign policy, multilateral institutions, and international law.  Beyond Penn Law, Burke-White is a Non-resident Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Program at the Brookings Institution and serves as Senior Advisor to White & Case LLP.  From 2014-2019, Burke-White has served as the Inaugural Director of Perry World House, the University of Pennsylvania’s new interdisciplinary international affairs institute.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″ offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_raw_html]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI0NTBweCUyMiUyMGhlaWdodCUzRCUyMjUwMHB4JTIyJTIwZnJhbWVib3JkZXIlM0QlMjIwJTIyJTIwc2Nyb2xsaW5nJTNEJTIybm8lMjIlMjBtYXJnaW5oZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIwJTIyJTIwbWFyZ2lud2lkdGglM0QlMjIwJTIyJTIwYWxsb3d0cmFuc3BhcmVuY3klM0QlMjJ0cnVlJTIyJTIwc3JjJTNEJTIyaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZjaGF0cm9sbC5jb20lMkZlbWJlZCUyRmNoYXQlMkZvZHUtY2hhdCUzRmlkJTNERGFCYTA0UUR2WnElMjZwbGF0Zm9ybSUzRGh0bWwlMjIlM0UlM0MlMkZpZnJhbWUlM0U=[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row]