Martti Ahtisaari

Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Statecraft and Diplomacy (2015-2016)

The Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Statecraft and Diplomacy is one of the leading voices in the field of international relations and development at the University of Cambridge. Ambitious in its scope, the initiative holds Visiting Professorships that bring individuals of unrivalled international eminence and experience to give students, scholars, and members of the general public unique insight into the issues facing the world today.

The Visiting Professorship in Statecraft and Diplomacy has been made possible by the generous support of Angelika Diekmann and is hosted by Pembroke College, Cambridge.

Martti Ahtisaari is a former president of Finland, a Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and founder of Crisis Management Initiative.

Martti Ahtisaari is a Finnish politician, the tenth President of Finland (1994-2000), Nobel Peace Prize laureate and United Nations diplomat. He is a mediator, noted for his international peace work.

Ahtisaari was a  United Nations Special Envoy for Kosovo, charged with organising Kosovo status process negotiations.

In October 2008, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for his efforts on several continents and over more than three decades, to resolve international conflicts”. Ahtisaari has played a prominent role in resolving many conflicts in Namibia, Aceh, Indonesia, Kosovo and Iraq, among other areas.