Established to honor one of the great statesmen of postwar Europe, the Paul-Henri Spaak Lecture Series brought to Harvard distinguished European policymakers to address the topic of European integration and European–American relations. It was supported by the Frank Boas Foundation

First
April 8, 1981
Fernand Spaak , Belgium
“The U.S. and Europe: Partners at Last?”

Second
May 4, 1982
Jean François-Poncet, France
“Europe: Decline or Renewal?”

Third
April 28, 1983
Viscount Etienne Davignon, Belgium
“Europe and the United States: Relations on the Threshold?”

Fourth
November 1, 1983
Pieter Dankert, Netherlands
“U.S. European Relations: Defense Policy and Euromissles”

Fifth
November 8, 1984
Lamberto Dini, Italy
“A New Code for International Cooperation”

Sixth
November 19, 1985
Michael Palliser, United Kingdom
“40 Years On: The Nature of United States Power and European Influence”

Seventh
May 4, 1987
Karl Otto Pöhl, Germany
“The European Monetary System: A Model for a More Stable International Monetary Order?”

Eighth
April 28, 1988
Felipe González, Spain
“Continuity and Change in U.S.-Europe Relations”

Ninth
April 12, 1989
Raymond Barre, France
“Facing the Challenges of the Nineties: The Future of the European Community”

Tenth
April 25, 1990
Frans Andriessen, Netherlands
“Europe at the Crossroads”

Eleventh
May 15, 1990
Jiri Dienstbier, Czechoslovakia
“The New Czechoslovakian Foreign Policy”

Twelfth
April 1992
Manfred Wörner, Germany
“The Atlantic Alliance: New Roles in a Changing World”

Thirteenth
October 13, 1994
Lord Roy Jenkins, United Kingdom
“The Disappointing Partnership Between British Governments and Europe: Why the Paul-Henri Spaak Tradition Rarely Embraces London”

Fourteenth
October 16, 1995
Renato Ruggiero, Italy
“The Global Challenge: Opportunities and Choices in the Multilateral Trading System”

Fifteenth
October 2, 1996
Ralf Dahrendorf, United Kingdom/Germany
“From Europe to EUrope: A Story of Hope, Trial and Error”

Sixteenth
October 16, 1997
Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, Denmark
“The New Europe: How to Overcome 40 Years of Division”

Seventeenth
November 4, 1999
George Papandreou, Greece
“Europe and the Balkans: The Role of Greece”