The McDonnell Ambassadors are distinguished faculty who serve as mentors to the Scholars and are charged with strengthening collaboration with our partner universities. Collaborative efforts engage WashU faculty and students, and those of the partner universities, activities that enhance scholarship and international understanding.
Rajendra Apte
Ambassador to University of Tokyo
Paul A. Cibis Distinguished Professor, Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Science Professor, Department of Developmental Biology Professor of Medicine Director of Translational Research Director, Jeffrey Fort Innovation Fund Fellowship Director, Medical & Surgical Vitreo-Retinal Diseases Washington University School of Medicine
John Bowen
Ambassador to University of Indonesia
Dunbar-Van Cleve Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology, Arts & Sciences
Shantanu Chakrabartty
Ambassador to Indian Institute of Science
Clifford W. Murphy Professor, Vice Dean for Research and Graduate Education, McKelvey School of Engineering
Rajan Chakrabarty
Ambassador to Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Associate Professor of Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering
Graham Colditz
University of Queensland
Niess-Gain Professor; Chief, Division of Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine;
Deputy Director, Institute for Public Health, School of Medicine; Associate Director of Prevention and Control, Siteman Cancer Center
Daniel Giammar
Ambassador to Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Walter E. Browne Professor of Environmental Engineering, McKelvey School of Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
Shenyang Guo
Ambassador to Fudan University
Frank J. Bruno Distinguished Professor of Social Work Research, Brown School; Assistant Vice Chancellor for International Affairs – Greater China
Shin-ichiro Imai
Ambassador to Keio University
Professor, Department of Developmental Biology, Department of Medicine (Joint), School of Medicine
Tao Ju
Ambassador to Tsinghua University
Vice Dean for Research and Professor, School of Engineering & Applied Science
Young-Shin Jun
Ambassador to Seoul National University
Professor, Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, McKelvey School of Engineering
Jr-Shin Li
Ambassador to National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Newton R. and Sarah Louisa Glasgow Wilson Professor of Engineering, McKelvey School of Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis
Tabea A Linhard
Ambassador to University of Chile
Director of Global Studies and Professor of Spanish and Comparative Literature, Arts & Sciences
Jonathan Losos
Ambassador to The University of Melbourne
Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, Arts & Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis
Zhao Ma
Ambassador to Peking University
Associate Professor of Modern Chinese History and Culture, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Arts & Sciences
Mary M McKay
Ambassador to Chulalongkorn University
Neidorff Family and Centene Corporation Dean, Brown School
Vijay Ramani
Ambassador to Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Vice Provost for Graduate Education and International Affairs; Roma B. & Raymond H. Wittcoff Distinguished University Professor, Energy, Environmental & Chemical Engineering, McKelvey School of Engineering; Executive Director, McDonnell International Scholars Academy
Guillermo Rosas
Ambassador to Tecnologico de Monterrey
Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Arts & Sciences, Washington University in St. Louis
Michael Sherraden
Ambassador to National University of Singapore
George Warren Brown Distinguished University Professor
Yongseok Shin
Ambassador to Korea University
Douglass C. North Distinguished Professor of Economics, Arts & Sciences
Fred M Ssewamala
Ambassador to Makerere University
William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor, Professor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine; Director and Founder, International Center for Child Health and Development (ICHAD) and Director, SMART Africa Center, Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis
Jean-Francois Trani
Ambassador to Tata Institute of Social Sciences
Associate Professor, Brown School
Ping Wang
Ambassador to The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Seigle Family Professor, Department of Economics, Arts & Sciences
Hayrettin Yucesoy
Ambassador to Bogazici University and Middle East Technical University
Associate Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies, History (Affiliate), and Global Studies; Director of Undergraduate Studies for Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies; Study Abroad Advisor for Jewish, Islamic, and Middle Eastern Studies