[BHS etree] MISC: Student Opportunities to Attend World Council Events

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The World Affairs Council Ambassadors program invites students from 
highs schools and universities to attend events that focus on 
international relations.
If you want to attend any of the following events contact BHS 
sophomore Connie Chan at  <curious8582008 at gmail.com> for information 
and free admission.



Monday, April 17, 6:30PM
Pakistan: Remarks by His Excellency H.E. Jehangir Karamat, Ambassador 
to the United States
A stable, secure, and economically strong Pakistan is vital to US 
interests in Asia. Ambassador Karamat will discuss the current state 
and future of Pakistan, and the US-Pakistani relationship. The 
Ambassador assumed his current post as Pakistan's Ambassador to the 
US in November 2004, after retiring as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff 
and Chief of Army Staff in 1998. He has been a Visiting Fellow at 
CISAC, Stanford University, and the Brookings Institute, and was 
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Islamabad Policy Research 
Institute.
Tuesday & Wednesday, April 18-19, 6:00PM
General Anthony Zinni
The World Affairs Council is pleased to invite you to an event 
featuring Middle East expert General Anthony Zinni on April 18th in 
Silicon Valley and April 19th in San Francisco. As former US Peace 
Envoy in the Middle East, former Commander-in-Chief of the US Central 
Command, and author of The Battle for Peace: A Frontline Vision of 
America's Power and Purpose, General Zinni offers a blueprint for 
change in American policy, drawing heavily from his experiences in 
Iraq, Somalia, and Afghanistan. This program is part of the new 
Richard and Judith Guggenhime Series featuring world-renowned 
speakers. Other subscription series speakers in 2006 will include 
David Brooks, columnist for The New York Times and David Gergen, 
adviser to Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton.
Friday, April 21, Noon
Paul Rusesabagina
The man whose heroism inspired the Academy-Award
nominated film Hotel Rwanda
In conversation with Georgette Gagnon, the Deputy Director of the 
Africa Division, Human Rights Watch
This April marks the twelfth anniversary of the Rwandan genocide in 
which almost one million people were killed. Paul Rusesabagina, the 
hotel manager who saved the lives of over 1,200 fellow Rwandans 
during the horrific events of 1994, and whose story was recently 
portrayed by Don Cheadle in the film Hotel Rwanda, will discuss the 
events depicted in the movie, including both the international 
response and his own role. Rusesabagina has since become the most 
prominent public face-and nearly the only recognized hero-of Rwanda's 
bloody conflict. In his new memoir, An Ordinary Man, he relays a 
story of remarkable courage and compassion in the face of genocidal 
terror.
Friday, April 21, 6:30PM
The Young Professionals International
Forum's Spring Reception
If you are curious about the Young Professionals International Forum 
(IF) and the World Affairs Council, and are looking for opportunities 
to become involved, the IF Spring Reception is the event for you! 
Members and guests will gather to mix, mingle, enjoy light 
refreshments and learn more about the Young Professionals 
International Forum. At the reception, IF coordinators will briefly 
introduce themselves and their cohorts, and be available to discuss 
the group, the benefits, and ways of getting involved. Stick around 
to greet new friends and old. Guest speaker to be announced.
Monday, April 24, 6:00PM
The Hungry Planet: What the World Eats
Peter Menzel, photographer whose work has appeared in Life, National 
Geographic, Time, Smithsonian, Geo and The New York Times Magazine
Faith D'Alusio, former award-winning television news producer
Moderated by Patricia Unterman, restaurant critic, chef, and food writer
Tourism, agribusinesses, and global food conglomerates are 
transforming diets worldwide. Join photojournalist Peter Menzel and 
writer Faith D'Alusio for a comparative photographic slide 
presentation as they introduce us to the diets of families in 24 
countries, which feature households ranging from the affluent in 
developed countries to the neediest in developing countries. Their 
study reveals the correlation between nutrition and politics and 
shows that diet is largely determined by poverty, conflict and 
globalization.
Tuesday, April 25, 6:00PM
Italy after Its Elections: What Kind of Ally?
Ambassador Richard N. Gardner, Professor, Law and International 
Organization, Columbia University; Senior Counsel, Morgan Lewis; 
former US Ambassador to Spain (1993-1997); former Ambassador to Italy 
(1977-1981)
Richard N. Gardner will assess the meaning of the recent Italian 
elections for the European country's relationship with the US and 
with the rest of Europe. Drawing upon his new book, Mission Italy: On 
the Front Lines of the Cold War, Ambassador Gardner will bring 
important historical background to the current political and economic 
issues in Italy.
Wednesday, April 26, 6:00PM
Thicker than Oil: America's Uneasy Partnership with Saudi Arabia
Rachel Bronson, Senior Fellow and Director, Middle East and Gulf 
Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
For fifty-five years, the United States and Saudi Arabia were solid 
partners, but Rachel Bronson argues that this relationship was never 
simply about "oil for security." Saudi Arabia's geographic location 
and religiously motivated foreign policy figured prominently in 
America's Cold War efforts to defeat communism, and decisions made 
during that period left behind a legacy that today enflames the 
Middle East. In Thicker than Oil, Rachel Bronson reveals how the 
countries' shared interests helped sow the seeds of today's Islamic 
radicalism.
Is anyone interested in any of these? If you think that your child 
may be interested in any of these, than please contact Connie at 
<mailto:curious8582008 at gmail.com> curious8582008 at gmail.com in order 
to reserve free tickets.  I don't have the calendar for May yet, but 
I know that there's going to be an event about Shirin Ebodi, the 2003 
Nobel Peace Prize winner; she's the first Muslim woman and the first 
Iranian to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She's going to be at UC 
Berkeley for that event. There's also something about globalization, 
the US's impact on the world, Arab democracy, etc.
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