The Ohio State University has announced the speaker for the spring commencement address coming in May.

The Ohio State University has announced the speaker for the spring commencement address coming in May.

Fareed Zakaria will be delivering the address to the graduates, the university said Thursday.

Zakaria is the host of "Fareed Zakaria: GPS" on CNN Worldwide, a columnist for The Washington Post, a contributing editor for The Atlantic and a bestselling author.

“I am very pleased to announce that Dr. Fareed Zakaria will join us as our speaker for Ohio State’s spring commencement ceremony,” said President Michael V. Drake. “An award-winning journalist and best-selling author, Dr. Zakaria is a leading voice in our national discourse on global and domestic affairs. His extensive knowledge of our broader world will enrich and inspire our graduates as they embark to make a meaningful difference in communities near and far.”

Zakaria visited Ohio State in 2016 when he delivered the keynote speech at an event marking the centennial year of the Max M. Fisher College of Business.