Dr. Douglas Johnston is a scholar, diplomat, peacemaker, and the youngest officer in the Navy to qualify for command of a nuclear submarine. He is founder and president of the Washington DC based International Center for Religion and Diplomacy.
Among its accomplishments, the Center helped end a 21 year old civil war and brokered the release of 14 Taliban-held hostages. As they work to prevent violence and diffuse religious conflict in some of the most dangerous regions of the world, Johnston and his team use diplomatic “back-channels” and “faith-based diplomacy” to effect positive change where traditional diplomatic missions have failed.
Douglas Johnston will appear today as a part of the USU College of Humanities and Social Sciences’ Tanner Talk series. His talk is titled “Faith-based Diplomacy as a Counter to Violent Extremism.” He will speak in the USU Taggart Student Center Auditorium at 4:30 pm.
