Mailing address
Littauer 358A
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA, 02138
Beth Maclin
Communications Assistant
Contact:
Telephone: 617-4955468
Email: beth_maclin@harvard.edu
Experience
Beth Maclin is the communications assistant within the Belfer Center's Office of Communications. She received her B.A. in Political Science and Communications-writing from Simmons College in 2008. She previously interned for the Communications office and International Security journal from 2006-2007.
October 6, 2009
"Former Acting Cybersecurity Czar Melissa Hathaway Named Senior Advisor at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center"
Press Release
By Beth Maclin, Communications Assistant
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Melissa Hathaway, former acting senior director for cyberspace at the National Security Council, has joined Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs as a senior advisor to its cyber security initiative.
Photo by Martha Stewart
August 7, 2009
"Climate change requires an energy technology revolution, Chu says"
News
By Beth Maclin, Communications Assistant
Secretary of Energy Steven Chu discussed the need for an aggressive national energy policy at a packed John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum event, “Laying the Foundation for the Next Generation of Clean Energy Jobs,” on August 6, 2009. He outlined challenges of global warming and potential strategies that could provide solutions.
Summer 2009
"Paula Dobriansky and John Gieve Named Senior Fellows"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Beth Maclin, Communications Assistant
Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, under secretary of state for democracy and global affairs under President George W. Bush, and Sir John Gieve, former deputy governor of the Bank of England, have joined the Belfer Center as senior fellows.
Summer 2009
"More Members of Belfer Center Community Head to Washington"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Beth Maclin, Communications Assistant
As President Obama continues to fill crucial positions in his administration, the Belfer Center finds its own list of current and former faculty, fellows, and staff going to Washington, D.C. getting longer. Newly announced members of the Belfer Center community include the following. For a full list of Center members serving the government, see http://belfercenter.org/governmentappointments
Summer 2009
"Center Scholars Offer Advice on Future of U.S.-Russia Relations"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Beth Maclin, Communications Assistant
Belfer Center Director Graham Allison, with members of the Bipartisan Commission on U.S. Policy towards Russia, met in March with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and high-level officials in the Obama administration to discuss the future of U.S.-Russia relations.
Summer 2009
"Notable Quotes"
Newsletter Article, Belfer Center Newsletter
By Beth Maclin, Communications Assistant
Notable quotes from opeds and testimonies.
AP Photo
May 1, 2009
"U.S.-China Relations: Key Next Steps"
News
By Beth Maclin, Communications Assistant
With the United States and China expected to be the two dominant powers in the twenty-first century, it is essential that they actively manage their relationship to avoid military conflict, a group of distinguished Chinese and American scholars said at a major conference in Washington, D.C. The scholars—from Harvard Kennedy School, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and elsewhere—have worked together for more than two years to create a blueprint for a new relationship between the two countries.
April 24, 2009
"Belfer Center Director Graham Allison Selected to Receive National Academy of Sciences' Award for Behavioral Research Relevant to the Prevention of Nuclear War"
Press Release
By Beth Maclin, Communications Assistant
Graham Allison, director of the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, will receive the 2009 National Academy of Sciences' Award for Behavioral Research Relevant to the Prevention of Nuclear War on Sunday, April 26, 2009, in Washington, D.C. He is being honored for illuminating alternative ways of thinking about political decision making with special relevance to crises, including nuclear crises, as demonstrated in his groundbreaking Essence of Decision: Explaining the Cuban Missile Crisis and subsequent works.
Photo by Michael Casey
April 8, 2009
"Frazer offers lessons on transformative U.S.-Africa policy"
News
By Beth Maclin, Communications Assistant
Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer gave a public address," Solutions: A Transformative U.S.-Africa Policy," at Harvard Kennedy School's John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum on April 7, 2009. Belfer Center Director Graham Allison moderated the event.
April 1, 2009
"Venkatesh "Venky" Narayanamurti Named Director of Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center"
Press Release
By Beth Maclin, Communications Assistant
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Venkatesh “Venky” Narayanamurti will be the new director of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Belfer Center Director Graham Allison announced today.
