• Visitor Guidelines

    Inviting Heads of State, Dignitaries and Other High-Profile Visitors to Speak at Harvard

  • The University Marshal with the fall 2019 IOP Fellows

    Greeting public officials and other special guests

    The Marshal's Office welcomes the Fall 2019 resident fellows at the Institute of Politics

  • Photo of Margot Gill speaking at the Harvard Art Museums.

    International Visitors

    David Odo from the Harvard Art Museums and Marshal Margot Gill introduce a visiting delegation from Japan to the arts at Harvard

  • Margot Gill greets the President of the Republic of Panama at Massachusetts Hall

    Hosting Heads of State

    Margot Gill greets the President of the Republic of Panama at Massachusetts Hall

  • Tara Benedict gives a tour of Harvard Yard to the group of ministers

    Hosting Visiting Dignitaries

    Tara Benedict of the Marshal's Office gives a tour of Harvard Yard to Ministers of Finance visiting from around the world

  • Junior Parents Weekend - Stephen

    Welcoming Parents and Students

    Harvard Commencement Director Stephan Magro talks with visiting parents during First Year Family Weekend

  • Yusef Salaam signs the University guest book

    Leaving Marks at Harvard

    A special visitor, Yusef Salaam, signs the university guest book at Wadsworth House.

  • An entry in the digital guest book

    New! Digital Guest Book

    A new digital collection of messages from special guests of virtual Harvard events during the pandemic

  • Harvard delegate to Samford University, LaJuana Davis, with the delegates from Yale and Princeton, October 2021

    Celebrating Institutional Events

    LaJuana Davis (center) served as the Harvard delegate to Samford University in Alabama, October 2021

  • Our Mission

    The University Marshal’s Office supports Harvard’s schools, centers and central administration by serving as Harvard’s most visible and historically appropriate “front door” for visiting dignitaries and delegations. With the goal of making Harvard truly accessible to the world, the Marshal’s Office makes every effort to welcome as many legitimate international visitors as possible. The Office provides the university’s distinguished guests with a warm and thoughtful welcome that helps demystify Harvard for first-time visitors. 

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  • Invitation Protocol & Visitor Guidelines

    Harvard University regularly hosts distinguished visitors of many different nationalities, backgrounds, and beliefs. In doing so, the University encourages intellectual and educational enrichment while also honoring the principles of free speech and open inquiry that are appropriate and essential to an institution of higher learning.

    Many visitors to the University may be invited directly by Schools, departments, student groups, and other academic and administrative units. However, the University Marshal’s Office should be the first point of contact for any School, department...

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News & Events

Richard Hunt, Harvard's 9th University Marshal, passed away in April 2020

Former University Marshal Richard Hunt passes away

April 15, 2020

We were greatly saddened to learn of the recent passing of Richard Hunt, Harvard's 9th University Marshal. Rick led a remarkable life and served the university tirelessly, in many capacities, over 40 years. Below are links to his obituary, and the Harvard Gazette's tribute to him upon his retirement in 2002. He will be greatly missed.

Post Updated: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/04/respected-teacher-and-administrator-richard-hunt-dies-at-93/

https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bostonglobe/obituary.aspx?n=richard-m-hunt&pid=...

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Photo of Margot Gill with Dr. John Nkengasong, Joseph S. Agyepong,Emmanuel Akyeampong

Dr. John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention

March 4, 2020

Dr. John Nkengasong, Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, visited Wadsworth House on March 4, 2020.  Dr. Nkengasong spent 3 days at Harvard at the invitation of the Center for African Studies, and delivered the inaugural Joseph S. Agyepong Distinguished Lecture on Public Health in Africa at the Chan School of Public...

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