Nicholas Rostow (55) is a diplomatic historian by training, and is currently the University Counsel and Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs of the State University of New York (SUNY). He holds a law degree as well as a Ph.D. In addition to private practice, he has served with distinction in various high-level US government positions involving intelligence, diplomacy and national security at the Senate, the Department of State and the White House. He has taught at Tufts, the University of Tulsa and the US Naval War College and has published articles related to international affairs. In addition to his other university posts, he is currently a University Fellow at the Levin Institute of International Relations and Commerce of SUNY and Senior Counsel of SUNY’s Research Foundation. Prior to joining SUNY, he was General Counsel and Senior Policy Adviser to the US Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. Mr. Rostow holds degrees from Yale University and the Institut d’Etudes Politiques (Paris). |