“World affairs councils have been one of the nation’s most influential platforms for discussing America's rightful place in the world.”
— Madeleine Albright
Each year, UCCD presents the Ambassador John Price and Marcia Price World Affairs Lecture Series in partnership with Westminster College's Weldon J. Taylor Executive Lecture Series. This Lecture Series is designed to inform our citizens about key foreign policy issues and to create a globally savvy community. Our speakers come from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds and are nationally recognized authors, academics and foreign affairs experts.
All lectures are free and open to the public, and held at the Vieve Gore Concert Hall, Westminster College, 1840 South 1300 East.
The views and opinions expressed in any lecture are solely those of the speaker and do not represent the position or opinion of the Utah Council for Citizen Diplomacy, Westminster College, or our Sponsors.
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Tuesday, Sept 14, 2010, 7:00pm
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Griswold is director of the Center for Trade Policy at the Cato Institute in Washington DC and the author of the book, Mad About Trade: Why Main Street America Should Embrace Globalization. He has authored major studies on globalization, trade, and immigration.
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Tuesday, Oct 12, 2010, 7:00pm
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Rohter served as a Newsweek correspondent and later as the New York Times bureau chief in Rio de Janeiro for 14 years. He is widely considered the leading expert on Brazil.
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Tuesday, Nov 9, 2010, 7:00pm |
Born in Salt Lake City, Farmanfarmaian grew up in Iran and the Netherlands. She is the author of Blood and Oil: Memoirs of a Persian Prince, which she wrote with her father. She earned a BA in Middle East Studies at Princeton University and a PhD in International Studies at Cambridge University.
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Tue, Jan 11, 2011, 7:00pm
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Photographer Paul Nicklen manages to capture the intricate delicacy of polar wonderlands and provides what few others can: a first-hand account—in pictures and words—of a world melting away under global warming. Seeking to bridge the gap between science and the public through his photography, Nicklen enthralls audiences with the stories of his journeys throughout some of the most beautiful and remote corners of our planet and inspires audiences to share his passion for, and commitment to, our planet.
Nicklen enjoyed a unique childhood, observing wildlife and exploring the frozen tundra and seascape of Baffin Island, most of which lies above the Arctic Circle in Nunavut, Canada. He received a BS in marine biology from the University of Victoria and worked as a wildlife biologist in the Northwest Territories before deciding to follow his dream of becoming a wildlife photographer.
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Mon, Feb 7, 2011, 7:00pm
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Cassara retired after a 26-year career in the federal government intelligence and law enforcement communities. He is considered an expert in anti-money laundering and terrorist financing, particularly in the Middle East. He is the author of Hide and Seek: Intelligence, Law Enforcement, and the Stalled War on Terrorist Finance and On The Trail of Terror Finance: What Law Enforcement and Intelligence Officers Need to Know.
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011, 7:00pm |
Solomon has written for the New York Times, BusinessWeek, the Economist, Forbes, and Esquire. He has been a commentator on NPR’s Marketplace and has appeared as a featured guest on the late Tim Russert’s CNBC show and NPR’s Talk of the Nation, among others.
George Ayittey, PhD:
President, Free Africa Foundation
Amb. Jeffrey Bader: Director, China Initiative
Ted Galen Carpenter:
Vice President for Defense & Foreign Policy, Cato Institute
Joseph Cirincione:
Director of Non-proliferation, Carnegie Endowment for Peace
Richard Erb, PhD:
former Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Bruce Everett:
Professor of Business, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and Georgetown's School of Foreign Service
John Hatch:
Considered
the "father of village banking," also served as FINCA's (Foundation for International Community Assistance) president
Amb. Swanee Hunt: Director, Women Waging Peace
Karen Kasmauski:
Photographer, National Geographic
Amb. Ted Kattouf:
President, AmidEast and former U.S. Ambassador to Syria and the
United Arab Emirates
James McGregor:
Former
Asian Wall Street Journal bureau chief, founding partner of BlackInc
China and Senior China Advisor for Oglivy Public Relations Worldwide
Paul Nicklen:
Photographer, National Geographic
Joseph Nye:
Pioneered the theory of "Soft Power"
Clyde Prestowitz:
President of the Economic Strategy Institute in Washington
Lant Pritchett:
Professor of the Practice of Economic Development, Harvard University
Keith Reinhard:
Director, Business for Diplomatic Action
Amb. Sameh Shoukry: Egyptian Ambassador to the United States
Ron Somers:
President
of the US-India Business Council
Geoffrey Tabin, MD:
Director, International Ophthalmology, John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah