Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies Center for International Security and Cooperation Stanford University


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America and the World: Presidential Candidate Advisors Speak on International Security  
CDDRL Special Event

Date and Time
October 14, 2008
6:30 PM

Availability
Open to the public
No RSVP required


Speakers
Hon. James Woolsey - Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University; Former Director of Central Intelligence and the Central Intelligence Agency (1993-1995); Advisor to Senator McCain
Michael A. McFaul - Deputy Director, Freeman Spogli Institute For International Studies and Professor of Political Science, Stanford University; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; Advisor to Senator Obama
Dr. Gloria C. Duffy (moderator) - President and CEO, The Commonwealth Club of California; Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton

The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Dependence on expensive foreign oil. Challenging diplomacy with nuclear-armed countries. America's next president needs a strong vision and stronger will to tackle these formidable tasks and those that lie ahead. Which candidate is best equipped to meet these challenges? Our panel of top advisors to the Republican and Democratic presidential nominees will address each candidate's plan to improve our international security. Join us to listen and ask questions of these experts.

Sponsored by The Commonwealth Club of California.

Location
Mark Hopkins Intercontinental Peacock Court
999 California St.
San Francisco, CA



Topics: Diplomacy | International Security and Defense | Oil | Afghanistan | Iraq