December 2015

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Educational Lecture Series

FreNCHMAN’S CREEK LIVE ELLIOt ABrams, fmr. Dep. NAtL. Security Advisor On Tuesday, December 15 th , Elliott Abrams will speak in person. He has held numerous high level positions in various administrations, most recently as Deputy National Security Advisor in the GeorgeW. Bush administration. He is an expert on Israel, the Mideast and global human rights issues. He is currently a senior fellow at the very prestigious Council on Foreign Relations. He has been the subject of some controversy during his career. As a result of the Independent Counsel’s investigation of the Iran Contra affair, he pled guilty to two misdemeanor counts of withholding information from Congress. He was subsequently pardoned by President George H. W. Bush and reinstated into important policy making positions in the GeorgeW. Bush administration. michael singh, The Washington Institute On Tuesday, January 12 th , Michael Singh will be joining us in person. He is the Managing Director of The Washington Institute on Near East Policy and a renowned scholar on the Mideast and America’s role in that part of the world. From 2005 to 2008 he was the Senior Director for Middle East Affairs at the National Security Council, responsible for devising and coordinating US national security policy toward the regionwith a particular emphasis on Iran, Syria and the Israel/Palestine conflict. He also served as Special Assistant to Secretaries of State Rice and Powell and at the US Embassy inTel Aviv. During the past two seasons,  we  heard outstanding presentations from three of Dr. Singh’s colleagues, Matt Levitt, David Makovsky and Ambassador Jim Jeffrey. We are confident you will find his presentation at least as interesting and informative. Additonal Speakers include: Dr. Toby Cosgrove, President and CEO of the Cleveland Clinic -Wednesday, February 10 th Dr. Ann Kirschner, Dean of the Macauley Honors College at the City University of NewYork - Friday, March 18 th Jane Harman, Fmr. Congresswoman fromCalifornia - Date to be announced

All programs will begin promptly at 8:00 p.m. in the Main Dining Room.

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