12 Facts About Paula Dobriansky

Paula Dobriansky is a Fulbright-Hays scholar, a former Rotary and Ford Foundation Fellow, and a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Paula Dobriansky's Ukrainian-American father, Dr Lev Dobriansky, was a professor of economics and prominent anti-communist activist who initiated the Captive Nations Week during the Eisenhower administration.

Over more than 30 years, Paula Dobriansky has served in high-level, Senate-confirmed, government positions.

Paula Dobriansky worked at the National Security Council, the White House on US policy toward all East European countries and contributed to the crafting of US policy toward the Soviet Union.

Paula Dobriansky is credited with having established and led the US-India, US-China, and US-Brazil Global Issues Fora.

Paula Dobriansky was a staunch advocate of public-private partnerships and was a Founder of the US Afghan Women's Council.

In January 2010, Paula Dobriansky was appointed Distinguished National Security Chair at the US Naval Academy, where she taught senior level foreign policy courses for three years.

Paula Dobriansky is a trustee of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, a non-profit organisation which Lev Paula Dobriansky had helped establish.

Paula Dobriansky serves as vice chair of the US Water Partnership, is on Concordia's Leadership Council, the Atlantic Council's board of directors, and Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service advisory board.

Paula Dobriansky is on the IDS International advisory board, providing the company with guidance on strategy and operations.

Paula Dobriansky is on the board of advisors of the China Center at Hudson Institute.

Since 2022, Ambassador Paula Dobriansky has been a member of the ACE Global Leaders of Excellence Network.