WHAT: Paul Wolfowitz -Ithacan, Cornellian, former World Bank president and senior Bush Administration official - will speak on the future of U.S. foreign policy.
WHEN: Thursday, April 12, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m.
WHERE: Bailey Hall on Cornell's Ithaca campus.
ITHACA, N.Y. - Paul Wolfowitz - Cornell class of '65, deputy secretary of defense from 2001-05 under President George W. Bush and president of the World Bank from 2005-07, will deliver a speech titled "21st Century U.S. Foreign Policy," at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12, in Bailey Hall on the Cornell University campus.
Through more than three decades as a public official, including 24 years in government service under seven U.S. presidents, Wolfowitz worked to promote democracy overseas through U.S. national security policy. As a global development strategist, he has practical experience in the developing world, primarily focusing on the Middle East, Asia and Africa as emerging international markets.
Wolfowitz also served as undersecretary of defense under President George H.W. Bush and ambassador to Indonesia under President Ronald Reagan.
Additionally, Wolfowitz served as dean and professor of International Relations at Johns Hopkins University from 1994 to 2001. He has written widely on foreign policy, diplomacy and national security, and was a member of the advisory board of Foreign Affairs.
This event is sponsored by the Cornell Republicans and co-sponsored by the Program on Freedom and Free Societies, Cornell's Division of University Communications, and Cornell's Division of Student and Academic Services. The event is open to all members of the Cornell community and the general public.
Source: Cornell University
