James Bernard Quilligan has been an analyst and administrator in the field of international development since 1975. He has served as policy advisor and writer for many international politicians and leaders, including Pierre Trudeau, François Mitterand, Edward Heath, Julius Nyerere, Olof Palme, Willy Brandt, Jimmy Carter and Tony Blair.
A policy advisor and press secretary for the Brandt Commission (1978-1984), Quilligan is currently the managing director of Brandt 21 Forum and the Centre for Global Negotiations. He is also serving as the American coordinator of the Global Marshall Plan Initiative and Convention on the Global Commons. 

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