Tim Richardson

The Tim Richardson talks on cross-cultural communication explain the role social media and the Internet plays in international political diplomacy. The US diplomat is currently working as the Counselor for Political an Economic Affairs at the US Embassy to the Kingdom of Belgium. The speaker has spent the majority of his professional life in the American diplomatic corps in such states as Afghanistan, the Republic of Georgia, Malaysia, Russia and the United Arab Emirates. As a diplomat, Tim Richardson has worked with people from all societal levels, including senior government officials, activists and refugees.

His international experience has taught him, as expressed in the Tim Richardson talks, about differences between cultures and the things all humans have in common.