On behalf of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR),
Professor Seth Weinberger invites you to participate in the first session of
the Fall 2012 CFR Academic Conference Call series on Wednesday, September 12,
from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM in Wyatt 326. Robert D. Blackwill, CFR's Henry A.
Kissinger senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy, will discuss the issues and
contingencies surrounding Iran's nuclear program.
Ambassador Blackwill is the editor of the recent CFR
ebook "Iran: The Nuclear Challenge." Previously, he was senior fellow
at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California, from 2008 to 2010, after
serving from 2004 to 2008 as president of BGR International, a Washington
consulting firm. As deputy assistant to the president and deputy national
security adviser for strategic planning under President George W. Bush,
Ambassador Blackwill was responsible for government-wide policy planning to
help develop and coordinate the mid- and long-term direction of American
foreign policy. He also served as presidential envoy to Iraq, and was the
administration's coordinator for U.S. policies regarding Afghanistan and Iran.
If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Professor
Weinberger (sweinberger@pugetsound.edu)
ASAP.
