International Affairs Expert and Educator

Background

Don Betz is Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Political Science at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma.  For five years he served as the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Palmer College, Davenport, Iowa.  For twenty-three years he was connected with Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the capital of the Cherokee Indian Nation, where he served as the Vice President of University Relations and Professor Political Science.  During his tenure he also was the Director of the Sequoyah Institute and the founder and advisor of the university's President's Leadership Class and its nationally recognized Model United Nations program.

After leaving the United Nations, he spearheaded the establishment and development of the International Coordinating Committee for NGOs on the Question of Palestine (ICCP), a representative council that has served as an important connection between the United Nations and NGO's worldwide active on Middle East peace issues.  He has served as chairman of the ICCP since 1985.  He has chaired the United Nations-sponsored International NGO Meetings on the Question of Palestine for the past fifteen years and he has served as a chair, expert panelist and/or speaker at more than 45 United Nations conferences, seminars and symposiums around the globe.

Since 1982 Don Betz has worked for and with the United Nations.  Among his duties was the creation and expansion of an important non-governmental organization (NGO) network pursuing peace in the Middle East.  From 1982 through 1984 he served with the United Nations as Political and Liaison Officer focusing on the Question of Palestine.

Main Focus

A frequent writer and speaker, Dr. Betz has addressed international, motivational and educational topics for 30 years.  He has worked with newspapers, radio and television in the United States and other countries addressing international, leadership and educational issues.

Offerings

Dr. Betz offers keynotes and seminars relating history to issues of today.

Availability

Dr. Betz speaks to audiences across the globe.

Fee

Negotiable