An Introducton to Egyptian Civilization and the Golden Age

Presenters

Dr. Mohamed El Bialy, General Director, Antiquitites of Aswan and Nubia
Dr. Tarik Hassan, Chief Inspector of Abusir
Mr. Moustafa Waziry, Director, Valley of the Kings
Mr. El Sayed Yousef, Site Director, Taposiris Magna

Where:  The Forum Theater, College of Santa Fe 
When:  Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 7:00-9:30 p.m.
Admission Free

These four individuals visiting Santa Fe as part of the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitors Leadership Program.  CIR’s Dr. Jeff Case has been working with the State Department representatives to set up the program for these visitors.

Former Chief of Mission at the United States Interests
Section in Havana and Director and Deputy Director of
Cuban Affairs at the Department of State

When: Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Where: Santa Fe Hilton, 100 Sandoval Street
Time: Cash Bar opens at 5:45 p.m.
         Dinner served at 6:30 p.m.
Cost:  $ 28 for CIR Members
            $ 35 for Non-Members*  

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A Brief Summary from Ambassador Huddleston about Her Talk:  I am convinced that if the United States is to have any influence in Cuba’s future, we must change our isolationist policy to one that engages the Cuban Government and empowers the Cuban people.  I will share my memories of Fidel Castro, predictions for Cuba’s future, and why U.S. government policy has failed.  As head of our diplomatic mission in Havana for both Presidents Clinton and Bush (1999-2002), I know from firsthand experience that the right policies can make a difference.  With a new Cuban government now in place and soon a new United States President in office, we must seize this opportunity to end 50 years of hostility that brought us to the brink of nuclear war.

Information about the Presenter:  Ambassador Vicki Huddleston is currently a Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution where she is leading the U.S. Policy toward a Cuba in Transition project with Brookings Vice President Carlos Pascual.  In addition to being our chief diplomat in Havana, she was also Director of the Office of Cuban Affairs at the Department of State and a Former Ambassador to Mali and Madagascar.  Ambassador Huddleston was a Fellow at the Institute of Politics of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, where she organized a seminar on Perceptions of U.S. Policy in Developing Countries.  She has been a featured speaker at Harvard’s Rockefeller and Kennedy Centers, the Commonwealth Club and various International Affairs Councils throughout the United States.  She has published opinion pieces in major newspapers on Ethiopia, Somalia and Cuba. She is a commentator for major news networks.  Ambassador Huddleston has a M.A. degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a B.A. from the University of Colorado. She has received the Department of State’s Distinguished Honor Award, the President’s Meritorious Service Award and the Secretary’s Career Achievement Award.

Some reading material recommended by Ambassador Huddleston:
Books:  

• Cuba or The Pursuit of Freedom, Hugh Thomas
• Waiting For Snow in Havana: Confessions of a Cuban Boy, Carlos Eire

Articles:

• Cuba Embargo’s Usefulness Has Run Its Course, March 10, 2008, Miami Herald
  http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2008/0310_cuba_huddleston.aspx
• Play a Part in Cuba’s Future, April 20, 2007, Miami Herald
  http://www.brookings.edu/opinions/2007/0420latinamerica_pascual.asp

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