Kuleba has taken on the role of senior research fellow at the Robert and Rene Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs (also known as the Belfer Center), which is a research center at the Kennedy School of Harvard University.
In his profile on Harvard's website, he is described as "one of the most prominent and effective" members of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's team since the onset of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
"Kuleba has demonstrated exceptional skill in articulating the interests and narratives of his country. Under his leadership, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has excelled in wartime communication and became the first in the world to implement an AI-driven press secretary," the university states in the staff description.
In an official Harvard release, it is noted that Kuleba will focus on topics related to diplomacy, security, and resilience, exploring "strategies to counter autocracy, strengthen democratic institutions, and build resilient international coalitions." He intends to write a book that is expected to be "the definitive report on the war in Ukraine." The former politician will also conduct seminars and give lectures, as shared by the university.
The American institution emphasized that while serving as a senior research fellow at the Belfer Center, Kuleba will remain in Ukraine but will "make several visits to Cambridge during the academic semester to engage directly with Harvard students, faculty, and the broader public."
The former minister confirmed via Instagram that he does not plan to leave the country and labeled the media and social media reports about his move to the U.S. as fake. Besides Harvard, he has plans for other engagements, which he promised to disclose later.
"In any case, I will continue to live in Ukraine, in Kyiv," he says in the video.