Recent Visitors & Events

The Marshal's Office routinely hosts a variety of distinguished, international visitors and delegations. If the President or Provost is unable to meet with a distinguished visitor, they are often represented by the University Marshal, who gives an overview of Harvard, conducts the traditional exchange of gifts, invites visitors to sign the University guest book, and may lead or arrange a tour of Harvard Yard. The office arranges appointments for a variety of other international visitors who wish to meet with Harvard faculty and administrators to learn about specific programs, policies, or operations.

November 10, 2009
Sir Nigel Elton Sheinwald, Ambassador to the U.S. from the United Kingdom, visited Harvard to meet with Drew Gilpin Faust, President of Harvard, and R. Nicholas Burns, Kennedy School Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Politics at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. While at Harvard, the Ambassador presented a guest lecture in Professor Burns' course and gave a speech on Pakistan to students and scholars at the Kennedy School.

Dr. Phil Budden, Britain's Consul-General to New England, joins
Sir Nigel Elton Sheinwald and R. Nicholas Burns in the parlor at
Wadsworth House, where they met with University Marshal Jackie O'Neill.

November 5, 2009
Philippe Maystadt, President of the European Investment Bank, and Karel De Boeck, Former Vice Chairman ABN AMRO and former CEO of Fortis, visited Harvard from Belgium to meet with students and faculty from Harvard College, Law School, Business School and Kennedy School, as well as Fletcher School of Law Diplomacy. Mssrs. Maystadt and De Boeck also presented a lecture, "The EU's Response to the Financial Crisis" and "Changes in the European Financial Landscape due to the Market Turmoil," at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies.

Philippe Maystadt signs the guesbook at Wadsworth House
when he and Karel De Boeck, accompanied by Senior Visiting Scholar Renee Haferkamp,
visited University Marshal Jackie O'Neill.

July 22, 2009
Mr. Hassan Ali Bin Ali, Chairman of the Shafallah Center for Children with Special Needs in Doha, Qatar, visited Harvard
with a delegation of his colleagues. Mr. Hassan's visit was sponsored by Harvard Law School's Project on Disability with
the help of Professor Michael Stein and Vice Dean William Alford. A courtesy call with University Marshal Jackie O'Neill
also included a discussion with Marie Trottier, University Disability Coordinator, and was followed by a campus tour.

Jackie O'Neill, Hassan Ali Bin Ali, and Marie Trottier meet at Wadsworth House.

Mr. Hassan addresses the delegation.

July 12, 2009
St. Michael's Church in Framlingham, England held a commemorative event to honor the legacy of the Danforth family,
both as loyal parishioners of the church and as pioneers in the settlement of New England. In 1634, Nicholas Danforth
and his family departed Framlingham for the New World, settling in present-day Framingham, Massachusetts.
Thomas Danforth, Nicholas' son, played an important role in the early history of Harvard College, serving as its first
Treasurer from 1650 - 1669 and later endowing a gift to the college which remains in use today. In recognition of the
Danforth family's contributions to Harvard, James V. Baker (A.B. '68, M.B.A. '71) and his wife attended the
commemoration event, taking with them a letter of congratulations from University Marshal Jackie O'Neill, along with
photo reproductions of two documents held by the University Library system related to Mr. Danforth's contributions.




Photos (CCW): James V. Baker and Terry Gilder in front of the commemorative display panel
at St. Michael's Church; Framlingham Village sign; and Framlingham Castle and Mere

July 9 , 2009
New Crimson Scholars met the University Marshal as part of their orientation to
the Harvard campus, where they will study for three summers during their high school careers.


Crimson Scholars students listen to Jackie O'Neill introduce Harvard
and answer their questions in Wadsworth House.

May 28 , 2009
Students and their teachers from area schools visited Harvard as part of the group Montserrat Aspirers.

Montserrat Aspirers gather in Fong Auditorium for some Harvard Q&A
with University Marshal Jackie O'Neill

May 1 , 2009
Professor Michael Stein, Executive Director of the Harvard Law School Project on Disability, hosted a delegation of eight ministers and officials from Vietnam's National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA). While at Harvard, the delegation toured the campus, met with University Marshal Jackie O'Neill, and participated in meetings at Harvard Kennedy School with Vietnam Program Director, Professor Tom Vallely.

Members of the National Academy of Public Administration delegation
meet with Jackie O'Neill in the Wadsworth House conference room.