Ambassador Krishna Raj Urs, former U.S. Ambassador to Peru and career senior Foreign Service official with decades of experience, spoke with Professor Samuel Barbour‘s Macro Economics class Oct. 5. Ambassador Urs was visiting Springfield to present at a World Affairs Council of Central Illinois (WACCI) dinner attended by several LLCC students and students from Rochester High School who are participating in the WACCI “Young Diplomats” program.

LLCC is an educational supporter of WACCI, and Dr. Chris McDonald, professor of political science, and Dr. Kalith Smith, dean of social sciences and business, serve on the WACCI Board.