Education
He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy, and is a 1964 graduate of Colby College and a 1979 graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School, where he received a Master of Public Administration.
He is a member of the American Academy of Diplomacy, and is a 1964 graduate of Colby College and a 1979 graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School, where he received a Master of Public Administration.
In the Clinton administration, he was an envoy to the Balkans. In the Spring of 1998, he met with Slobodan Milosevic and warned him about North Atlantic Treaty Organization"s possible use of military force against Serbia. By May 1998, he suggested to the White House that they bomb Serbia, but the idea was originally rejected by National Security Agency Sandy Berger.
In October 2011, the Economist reported that Gelbard lobbied to discr the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala and its current director, Francisco Dall"Anese.
In February 2012, Gelbard joined the public policy and regulation practice at SNR Denton. In response to the accusations concerning the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala, Gelbard wrote in The Economist "Based on two decades of experience in democratic institution-building, law enforcement and counter-narcotics, I have criticised the overall efforts of Francisco Dall"Anese, who heads CICIG, as being not aggressive enough compared with those of Carlos Castresana, his predecessor, and in light of the dire situation facing Guatemala." Source The Economist 29 November 2011.