Ambassador David Scheffer was the first U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues and was instrumental in the creation of five international or hybrid criminal tribunals, including leading the U.S. delegation to the U.N. talks creating the International Criminal Court.  

The Florida State University College of Law will host Ambassador David Scheffer during the second annual D’Alemberte & Palmer Lecture in International Human Rights.  

Scheffer was the first U.S. ambassador-at-large for war crimes issues (1997-2001) and was instrumental in the creation of five international or hybrid criminal tribunals, including leading the U.S. delegation to the U.N. talks creating the International Criminal Court.