Event: The Future of U.S. Policy in Iraq

The Foreign Policy Association (FPA) will resume its John B. Hurford Memorial Lecture Series with a lecture on the “The Future of U.S. Policy in Iraq” by Richard J. Schmierer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State at the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, on Monday, June 29, 2009 at the headquarters of Scholastic, Inc.

Mr. Schmierer will present a brief overview of U.S. policy in Iraq and explain the direction it will take in the coming months as U.S. troops withdraw.

The John B. Hurford Memorial Lecture series was inaugurated in 2002 in memory of John B. Hurford, a devoted Director of the Foreign Policy Association. The series is supported by the Hurford Foundation and features individuals who represent critical new thinking in international affairs and foreign policy. Past speakers include: Ambassador Ronald Neumann, President, American Academy of Diplomacy and Robert Hormats, Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs (International), Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Founded in 1918, the mission of the Foreign Policy Association today, as it has been throughout its 91-year history, is to serve as a catalyst for developing awareness, understanding and informed opinion on U.S. foreign policy and global issues. Through its balanced, nonpartisan publications and programs, FPA encourages citizens to participate in the foreign policy process. To learn more about the Foreign Policy Association, please visit www.fpa.org

Advanced registration required to cover the event. Please contact the FPA Events Department at tfujiki {at} fpa(.)org or at 212-481-8100 ext. 222.
Contacts

Foreign Policy Association
Takako Fujiki, 212-481-8100 Ext. 222
tfujiki {at} fpa(.)org