Hello, neighbors, Here is an announcement from the Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs. If you'd like to come, please let me know as Kathleen and I are members.
--Emil ------------------------- The Trustees of the BALTIMORE COUNCIL ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS Cordially Invite You to an Address by R. JAMES WOOLSEY FORMER DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY VICE PRESIDENT, BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2008 Reception: 5:15 p.m. Address: 6:00 – 7:10 p.m. WORLD TRADE CENTER BALTIMORE - CONSTELLATION ROOM 401 EAST PRATT STREET, BALTIMORE Members: Free of Charge - Guest of a Member: $10.00 - Non-Members*: $15.00 INTELLIGENCE AND CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN GLOBAL STRATEGY The C.I.A.'s responsibility for intelligence to inform national policy development and decision making is of constant interest to us; as are, its covert operations which are especially important in an era of dangerous substate actors. Dilemmas inherent in its type of work occasionally dramatically present themselves, as in two matters of the moment: a national intelligence estimate publicly impacting policy and the destruction of videotapes of prisoner interrogations which was possibly a criminal act, perhaps in an attempt to avoid explosive anti-American propaganda. Intelligence dilemmas of the moment, covert requirements, and the rational grounding of American strategy have our attention. We are fortunate to have these fundamental and pressing matters addressed for us by a former Director of Central Intelligence, R. James Woolsey. Mr. Woolsey served in the U.S. Government on five different occasions: Director of Central Intelligence from 1993 to 1995; Ambassador to the Negotiation on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), Vienna, 1989-1991; Under Secretary of the Navy, 1977-1979; and General Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services, 1970-1973. He was also appointed by the President as Delegate at Large to the U.S.-Soviet Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START) and Nuclear and Space Arms Talks (NST), and served in that capacity on a part-time basis in Geneva, Switzerland, 1983-1986. As an officer in the U.S. Army he was an adviser on the U.S. Delegation to the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT), Helsinki and Vienna, 1969-1970. Mr. Woolsey is a Vice President and officer at Booz Allen Hamilton, is a managing director of the Homeland Security Fund of Palatine Capital Group, and has served on the Boards of major companies in the technology and security fields. He is currently Co-Chairman (with former Secretary of State George Shultz) of the committee on the Present Danger and over the years has been a key member of numerous policy advocacy groups.He has served on many Presidential commissions including the Rumsfeld Commission (the Ballistic Missile threat), the Packard Commission (Defense Management), and the Scowcroft Commission (strategic forces). He also has served as a trustee of major educational institutions, including Stanford University and the Smithsonian Institution. Mr. Woolsey is a frequent contributor of articles to major publications. A graduate of Stanford University (1963, with great distinction, Phi Beta Kappa), an M.A. from Oxford University (Rhodes Scholar, 1963-1965), and an LLB from Yale Law School (1968, Managing Editor of the Yale Law Journal), with 12 years in government and 22 years in the practice of law, Mr. Woolsey remains extraordinarily engaged in the nation's affairs. It is a pleasure and honor to welcome, Mr. R. James Woolsey, to the Council. _______________________________________________ Chat mailing list Chat@charlesvillage.info http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/