John Shattuck

John Shattuck
John Shattuck, inauguration as Central European University President and Rector. November 2, 2009
6th Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
In office
June 2, 1993 – November 13, 1998
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byPatricia Diaz Dennis
Succeeded byHarold Hongju Koh
3rd United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic
In office
October 22, 1998 – December 16, 2000
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byJenonne R. Walker
Succeeded byCraig Roberts Stapleton
President and Rector of
Central European University
In office
2009–2016
Preceded byYehuda Elkana
Succeeded byMichael Ignatieff
Personal details
Born1943 (age 80–81)
Alma materYale University
Clare College, Cambridge
Yale Law School

John Howard Francis Shattuck (born 22 September 1943)[1] is an international legal scholar and human rights leader. He served as the fourth President and Rector of Central European University (CEU) from August 2009 until July 31, 2016. He is a senior fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School,[2] and he joined the faculty of Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in January 2017.[citation needed]