Greater Des Moines Committee on Foreign Relations Speaker Series - Dr. James Smith
Name:
Greater Des Moines Committee on Foreign Relations Speaker Series - Dr. James Smith
Date:
October 17, 2018
Time:
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM CDT
Website:
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Event Description:
The Des Moines Committee on Foreign Relations is pleased to announce the second evening in our 2018-2019 Speakers Series on Wednesday, October 17th. Our special guest is Dr. James Smith, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Aegis Trust, an international organization working to prevent genocide. Dr. Smith also co-founded the UK National Holocaust Center. James will discuss the work Aegis is doing in South Sudan and the Central African Republic.
The meeting will be held at the Wakonda Club, with a meet-and-greet speaker's reception from 5:30pm-6:15pm, during which time heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. Dr. Smith will begin his presentation at 6:15pm, and a question and answer session will be held immediately after. Tickets are $25 for members and guests - with special student discounts available.
Please go to gdmcfr.org for more information about James and his work, for details about the evening, and for a link to make reservations - which are required for this event. You may also get additional information and make reservations by contacting Nancy Lynch at nkclynch@gmail.com.
The Des Moines Committee on Foreign Relations is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing public dialogue on foreign relations. Des Moines Committee on Foreign Relations holds monthly meetings featuring a speaker on topics of various aspects of foreign policy and international issues. Our meetings are held at Wakonda Country Club in Des Moines, Iowa.
Established as a program of the Council on Foreign Relations in 1938, American Committees on Foreign Relations became its own association in 1995 and established headquarters in Washington, D.C. Comprised of more than 30 local affiliates around the country, American Committees on Foreign Relations promotes dialogue between civic leaders and policy makers and other foreign relations experts through lecture-discussions and other civic forums.
The Greater Des Moines Committee on Foreign Relations is sponsored in part by Kemin Industries, Principal Financial Group, Des Moines Area Community College and Greater Des Moines Partnership.
Please go to dmcfr.com for more details about the event, and the extensive biographies of our speakers.
The meeting will be held at the Wakonda Club, with a meet-and-greet speaker's reception from 5:30pm-6:15pm, during which time heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. Dr. Smith will begin his presentation at 6:15pm, and a question and answer session will be held immediately after. Tickets are $25 for members and guests - with special student discounts available.
Please go to gdmcfr.org for more information about James and his work, for details about the evening, and for a link to make reservations - which are required for this event. You may also get additional information and make reservations by contacting Nancy Lynch at nkclynch@gmail.com.
The Des Moines Committee on Foreign Relations is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing public dialogue on foreign relations. Des Moines Committee on Foreign Relations holds monthly meetings featuring a speaker on topics of various aspects of foreign policy and international issues. Our meetings are held at Wakonda Country Club in Des Moines, Iowa.
Established as a program of the Council on Foreign Relations in 1938, American Committees on Foreign Relations became its own association in 1995 and established headquarters in Washington, D.C. Comprised of more than 30 local affiliates around the country, American Committees on Foreign Relations promotes dialogue between civic leaders and policy makers and other foreign relations experts through lecture-discussions and other civic forums.
The Greater Des Moines Committee on Foreign Relations is sponsored in part by Kemin Industries, Principal Financial Group, Des Moines Area Community College and Greater Des Moines Partnership.
Please go to dmcfr.com for more details about the event, and the extensive biographies of our speakers.
