FW DE KLERK MEMORIAL LECTURE SPEAKER: JONATHAN GRANOFF
The FW de Klerk Foundation takes great pleasure in presenting the annual FW de Klerk Memorial Lecture as one of its actions to commemorate the President’s legacy on the anniversary of his passing each year.
It is a great pleasure and privilege for the Foundation to announce Mr Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute, as the guest speaker for this year’s lecture.
Mr Granoff is an attorney, author and international advocate who emphasises the legal and ethical dimensions of human development and security, with a specific focus on advancing the rule of law to address international security and the threats posed by nuclear weapons.
He serves on numerous governing and advisory boards including Lawyers Committee on Nuclear Policy, Fortune Forum, Jane Goodall Institute, the NGO Committee on Disarmament, Peace and Security, Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament and Middle Powers Initiative.
He is a recipient of the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Law Section of the American Bar Association, 2020 Vassar College Distinguished Achievement Award, 2012 Rutgers University School of Law’s Arthur E Armitage Distinguished Alumni Award and a 2014 nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize.
He is the Senior Advisor and United Nations Representative of the Permanent Secretariat of the World Summits of Nobel Peace Laureates, former Adjunct Professor of International Law at Widener University School of Law and Senior Advisor to the Committee on National Security of the International Law Section of the American Bar Association.
Mr Granoff is the award-winning screenwriter of “The Constitution: The Document that Created a Nation” and a prolific author. He has been a featured guest and expert commentator on numerous radio and television programmes and has presented expert testimony in the Parliaments of Canada and the United Kingdom, as well as the US Congress and the United Nations. Mr Granoff earned his BA (cum laude) from Vassar College and his Juris Doctorate from Rutgers University School of Law.