Professor
Andrew
Cooper
will
be
speaking
at
The
Chicago
Council
on
Global
Affairs
on
March
4,
2013
with
Chicago
Bears
lineman
Israel
Idonije
Bono
fights
poverty
in
Africa.
Oprah
builds
schools
and
promotes
women’s
rights.
George
Clooney
is
arrested
for
protesting
Sudanese
human
rights
violations
while
Sean
Penn
weighs
in
on
Haiti
relief
efforts.
What
has
come
to
be
called
celebrity
diplomacy
attracts
wide
media
attention,
significant
money,
and
top
official
access
around
the
world.
But
is
this
phenomenon
just
the
latest
fad?
Are
celebrities
dabbling
in
an
arena
that
is
out
of
their
depth,
or
are
they
bringing
justified
notice
to
problems
that
might
otherwise
languish
on
the
crowded
international
diplomatic
scene?
Join
Professor
Andrew
Cooper
and
philanthropist
Israel
Idonije
of
the
Chicago
Bears
to
examine
celebrity
diplomacy
as
a
serious
global
project
with
important
implications.
Monday, March 4, 2013