Lecture Series: Dr. Rowland Brucken - The Bretton Woods Conference

Dr. Rowland Brucken – The Bretton Woods Conference  The Bretton Woods Conference, formally known as the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference, was the gathering of 730 delegates from all 44 allied nations at the Mount Washington Hotel, in Bretton Woods, New H......More

Dr. Rowland Brucken – The Bretton Woods Conference  The Bretton Woods Conference, formally known as the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference, was the gathering of 730 delegates from all 44 allied nations at the Mount Washington Hotel, in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, to regulate what would be the international order after the conclusion of World War II. The conference was held from July 1 to 22, 1944. Agreements were signed, that, after legislative ratification by member governments, established the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD, later part of the World Bank group) and the International Money Fund (IMF). This led to what was called the Bretton Woods System for international commercial and financial relations. Dr. Rowly Brucken is a Professor of History at Norwich University. He teaches courses on international human rights law, the Cold War, race and racism in the United States, and, when space allows, the history of baseball. He was Amnesty International USA’s Zimbabwe expert for 20 years, specializing in asylum advocacy and crisis response. He is a retired competitive ultramarathoner, has three grown kids, and loves to hike and bike with his wife Lisa.

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