'Winter Is Coming': Richard Stengel Warns of a Bleak 2030

Richard Stengel has a bleak vision of the world's future — so bleak, in fact, he compared it to Westeros

During Monday's Social Good Summit, the under secretary for public diplomacy and public affairs, provided a dystopian outlook for 2030 — in contrast to the optimistic visions several other panelists presented — in hopes of mobilizing today's youth to get more involved and start preparing for the future as soon as possible

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"Winter is coming," Stengel said quoting the famous House Stark motto from Game of Thrones

The under secretary for public diplomacy and public affairs is the third-ranking position in the Department of State

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