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Newsletter 22 December 2015
FreNCHMAN’S CREEK LIVE
ELLIOt ABrams, fmr. Dep. NAtL. Security Advisor
On Tuesday, December 15th, 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 12th, 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 10th
Dr. Ann Kirschner, Dean of the Macauley Honors College at the City University of NewYork - Friday, March 18th
Jane Harman, Fmr. Congresswoman fromCalifornia - Date to be announced
All programs will begin promptly at 8:00 p.m. in the Main Dining Room.
Educational Lecture Series