Archive: 2020

June 3, 2020 Testimony to the House Budget Committee Thank you for the opportunity to testify. I am pleased to be back with the Budget Committee, and I am pleased that the Committee is taking up the crucial topic of the economic impact of the…

May 30, 2020 A message from Dean Douglas ElmendorfI was terribly saddened and angered to read about the brutal death of George Floyd at the hands of someone charged with protecting the public. With the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the racist treatment of…

May 28, 2020 Hello everyone. I am Doug Elmendorf, the Dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Welcome to the graduation of the amazing Harvard Kennedy School Class of 2020. This class includes students from 42 U.S.…

March 17, 2020 A message from Dean Douglas Elmendorf To the Entire Harvard Kennedy School Community—Students, Faculty, Staff, Fellows, Alumni, and Friends, I hope that you are washing your hands carefully, watching your health, and staying an…

February 25, 2020 Comments offered at Morning Prayers in Harvard’s Memorial Church A reading from the Letter to the Colossians, Chapter 3, Verses 12 to 14: “Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, heartfelt compassion, kindness,…

February 22, 2020 Remarks delivered at a conference at Princeton University View the figure accompanying these remarks. I am delighted to be back at Princeton, from which I graduated many years ago, and delighted to be on this panel with so many…

January 27, 2020 To Harvard Kennedy School students, faculty, and staff, I hope everyone had a good January term, whether you were on campus or off.  I had a wonderful opportunity to spend a week in Vietnam on behalf of the School. This year…

January 14, 2020 Thank you, Dr. Tu Anh, for that gracious and thoughtful introduction. I am honored to be visiting Fulbright University Vietnam and to have this opportunity to speak with all of you. Indeed, one of my great joys in serving as dean of…