Dennis Jett is a professor in the School of International Affairs at Penn State University. A former career diplomat, he served 28 years in the US State Department in a wide range of positions, including as ambassador to Peru and Mozambique, on the National Security Council and in Malawi, Liberia, Argentina and Israel. He has a PhD in International Relations from the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, and is the author of four books published by Palgrave-Macmillan. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the American Academy of Diplomacy and the American College of National Security Leaders.