Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement

Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement
TypePrivate
Established2018
Parent institution
University of Pennsylvania
DirectorMichael Carpenter
Address
101 Constitution Ave., N.W.
,
Washington
,
D.C.
,
United States
Websiteglobal.upenn.edu/penn-biden-center

The Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement of the University of Pennsylvania is located in Washington, D.C., and is named for Joseph R. Biden, who was a former Vice President and Senator at the time of its founding in 2018, and is now the 46th president of the United States.[1][2][3]

A think tank, the Penn Biden Center is, per its mission statement, "founded on the principle that a democratic, open, secure, tolerant, and interconnected world benefits all Americans."[4][5] The Penn Center engages foreign policy leaders as well as members of the Penn community on issues which are critical to sustaining the principles of American leadership on the global stage into the 21st century.[6]

  1. ^ Biden to lead two centers, at Penn and the University of Delaware Susan Svrluga. Washington Post. February 7, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2021
  2. ^ It’s Official: Joe Biden Is a Penn Professor Dan McQuade. City Life. February 7, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2021
  3. ^ Professor Joe Biden to lead Penn's new diplomacy center Michael Tanenbaum. The Philly Voice. February 7, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2021
  4. ^ Our Mission Statement University of Pennsylvania, Office of the Provost. 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021
  5. ^ PENN BIDEN CENTER FOR DIPLOMACY & GLOBAL ENGAGEMENT Concordia. 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021
  6. ^ Penn opens Biden Center for Diplomacy in Washington D.C. Philadelphia Tribune News Report. phillytribune.com. Feb 14, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2021