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Greater Des Moines Committee on Foreign Relations Speaker Series — A. Kadir Yildirim (POSTPONED)

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Name: Greater Des Moines Committee on Foreign Relations Speaker Series — A. Kadir Yildirim (POSTPONED)
Date: March 17, 2020
Time: 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM CDT
Website: Click here for more information.
Event Description:

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED, FUTURE DATE TBD. 

 We are now taking reservations for our next meeting which will be held Tuesday, March 17th. A. Kadir Yildirim will be speaking on American Foreign Policy in a Changing Middle East. Dr. Yildirim is a Fellow for the Middle East at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. His main research interests include politics and religion, political Islam, politics of the Middle East and Turkish politics. He is currently writing his second book and has been published in journals and written opinion pieces appearing in the Washington Post. 

Our meeting will be held at Wakonda Club: 3915 Fleur Drive.
Appetizers and drinks will begin at 5:30pm.
The speaker will be introduced at 6:15pm.
Cost:  $25.00


Cost is $25.00 per person, and reservations are required.  You may make a reservation by clicking on the link or emailing Nancy Lynch at nklynch@gmail.com


The Des Moines Committee on Foreign Relations is a nonprofit 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 the Greater Des Moines Partnership.

Please go to dmcfr.com for more details about the event and the extensive biographies of our speakers.

Location:
Wakonda Country Club
3915 Fleur Drive
Des Moines, IA 50321
Date/Time Information:
Tuesday, March 17
5:30 – 8 p.m.

Appetizers and drinks are from 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. A. Kadir Yildirim will begin his presentation at 6:15 p.m., and a Q&A session will follow. The meeting will conclude at 7:30 p.m.
Contact Information:
Nancy Lynch
Send an Email
Fees/Admission:
Cost is $25.00 per person, and reservations are required.