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Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to Join the Blavatnik School of Government’s World Leaders Circle

Rishi Sunak BSG Announcement 1-21-25

The Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP today joins Oxford University’s Blavatnik School of Government as a member of the World Leaders Circle and a Distinguished Fellow. The World Leaders Circle is a global network of former heads of government, a forum to exchange ideas and foster international collaboration among leaders. Mr Sunak said: “I’m delighted to be joining the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford and the Hoover Institution at Stanford. Both Blavatnik and Hoover do superb work on how we can rise to the economic and security challenges we face and seize the technological opportunities of our time. I have huge affection for both Oxford and Stanford. I was fortunate enough to study at both, they shaped my life and career, and I look forward to contributing to their world-leading research in the months and years ahead.”

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