Lee A. Feinstein, founding dean of the School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University, presented the Patrick O'Meara International Lecture on April 1, 2014 at IU Bloomington.

Feinstein, who has more than two decades of experience serving in high-level positions in diplomacy and foreign affairs spoke on the topic, "Back to the Future: Old Challenges and New, and the Capacity of International Institutions to Cope."

A former U.S. ambassador to the Republic of Poland from 2009 to 2012, Feinstein has had a distinguished career in and out of government. A noted scholar-practitioner, Feinstein has served two secretaries of state and a secretary of defense and has worked at the nation’s top research institutes, including the Council on Foreign Relations and the Brookings Institution.