<p><span class="p-body">The <a href="/content/sps-nyu/about/academic-divisions-and-departments/center-for-global-affairs.html">Center for Global Affairs (CGA)</a> is delighted to announce the appointment of Philip Goldberg as CGA’s inaugural ambassador in residence. Prior to joining CGA, Goldberg retired from foreign service as the highest-ranking US foreign service officer serving abroad. He brings more than three-and-a-half decades of experience in diplomacy and intelligence to NYU SPS.</span></p> <p><span class="p-body">“It is an honor and a joy to become part of the vibrant NYU SPS community,” says Goldberg, who kicks off his ambassadorship by hosting a series of compelling discussions this fall, including conversations with Finestra CEO Tae Young Woo on US-Korean relations, and former US Ambassador to Serbia Christopher R. Hill to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Dayton Agreement.</span></p> <p><span class="p-body">Goldberg served as US Ambassador to the Republic of Korea from 2022 to 2025 and as Bosnia desk officer and special assistant to Ambassador Richard Holbrooke from 1994 to 1996, where he was not only a member of the American negotiating team in the lead-up to the Dayton Peace Conference, but also chief of staff for the American delegation at Dayton.</span></p> <p><span class="p-body">“NYU is the perfect forum for conversations about the challenges and opportunities facing an interdependent world,” says Goldberg, who holds the personal rank of career ambassador. Among the many positions Goldberg held during his illustrious career, he was a senior member of the State Department team handling the transition from the Clinton to Bush administrations, acting deputy assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs from 2000 to 2001, and special assistant and executive assistant to Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott from 1996 to 2000.</span></p> <p><span class="p-body">Goldberg has received numerous awards, including Presidential Distinguished and Meritorious Service Awards; the Department’s Distinguished Honor Award, and the Silver Seal Medallion for Meritorious Service in the US Intelligence Community. Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Ambassador Goldberg served as a liaison officer between the government of the City of New York and the United Nations and Consular Community.</span></p>