Greater Des Moines Committee on Foreign Relations Speaker Series — Ambassador William B. Taylor
Name:
Greater Des Moines Committee on Foreign Relations Speaker Series — Ambassador William B. Taylor
Date:
May 15, 2019
Time:
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM CDT
Website:
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Event Description:
Please join us on Wednesday, May 15, for the ninth and final evening in our 2018 – 2019 series as we welcome speaker Ambassador William B. Taylor, executive vice president at the U.S. Institute of Peace. Prior to his work there, the ambassador was the special coordinator for Middle East Transitions in the U.S. State Department. He oversaw assistance and support to Egypt, Tunisia, Libya and Syria. He served as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine from 2006 to 2009.
He also served as the U.S. government's representative to the Mideast Quartet, which facilitated the Israeli disengagement from Gaza and parts of the West Bank. He served in Baghdad as the first director of the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office from 2004 to 2005, and in Kabul as coordinator of international and U.S. assistance to Afghanistan from 2002 to 2003. Ambassador Taylor was also coordinator of U.S. assistance to the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. He earlier served on the staff of Senator Bill Bradley.
He is a graduate of West Point and Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and served as an infantry platoon leader and combat company commander in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and Germany.
His topic will be Ukraine and the International Order.
The meeting will be held at the Wakonda Club, 3915 Fleur Drive in Des Moines. Appetizers and drinks are from 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. The speaker will present from 6:15 – 7:15 p.m., followed by an open Question and Answer session.
Cost is $25, with special student discounts available.
For additional information or to reserve your spot, contact Nancy Lynch at nkclynch@gmail.com or go to GDMCFR.org.
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.
He also served as the U.S. government's representative to the Mideast Quartet, which facilitated the Israeli disengagement from Gaza and parts of the West Bank. He served in Baghdad as the first director of the Iraq Reconstruction Management Office from 2004 to 2005, and in Kabul as coordinator of international and U.S. assistance to Afghanistan from 2002 to 2003. Ambassador Taylor was also coordinator of U.S. assistance to the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. He earlier served on the staff of Senator Bill Bradley.
He is a graduate of West Point and Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government and served as an infantry platoon leader and combat company commander in the U.S. Army in Vietnam and Germany.
His topic will be Ukraine and the International Order.
The meeting will be held at the Wakonda Club, 3915 Fleur Drive in Des Moines. Appetizers and drinks are from 5:30 – 6:15 p.m. The speaker will present from 6:15 – 7:15 p.m., followed by an open Question and Answer session.
Cost is $25, with special student discounts available.
For additional information or to reserve your spot, contact Nancy Lynch at nkclynch@gmail.com or go to GDMCFR.org.
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.
