About Adil Cader
Perth-based Adil Cader is the Founder and Host of Talking Foreign Affairs, where he has interviewed over 30 world leaders.
Adil holds Masters degrees in International Relations and International Law from the University of Western Australia. He has completed Executive Education with the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and serves as its Alumni Ambassador for Western Australia.
He has worked on assignments with the Australian Mission to the United Nations in New York, Curtin University, The Perth USAsia Centre, Future Directions International, and the Department of Communities.
Adil has served on the Australia-Pacific Youth Dialogue, the Australia-US Alliance Advisory Committee and The West Australian Women in Football Advisory Committee.
His foreign policy analysis has been published by The Diplomat, The Oxford University Politics Blog, The Pacific Forum, The West Australian Newspaper, and The Australian Institute for International Affairs.
Adil has lived, worked, and traveled extensively in the Asia-Pacific, The Middle East, Europe, and North America.
Starting life in Bahrain, Adil Cader’s worldly upbringing is now seeing him pursue his dreams. The University of Western Australia Master of International Law and Master of International Relations student is currently helping represent Australia in the United Nations after being selected for an internship by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Adil has a long-held passion for hands-on work, previously interning with various international relations think tanks and working part-time as a student library officer following his move to Australia.
Adil Cader joined the HKS community after completing Leadership and Character in Uncertain times through HKS Executive Education. Read how he's utilized his HKS experience to build upon his leadership, Harvard network and even built out his vodcast most recently featuring former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon MC/MPA 1984.
“My aim is to get more young people interested in diplomacy and contribute to global affairs. I think that everyone, regardless of discipline or background, can contribute in some way to the various global challenges we face.”
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“I’ve always been interested in the world around me, having grown up in different countries. Curious to how states interact with one another.”
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Talking Foreign Affairs
Bloom Lab, 2 Park Rd, Crawley,
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