When
Friday, April 25th, 2014
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM AKDTDoors open at 11:30 AM
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Don't miss our other exciting upcoming programs...
May 2 @ noon, Anchorage Hilton
"Offshore Oil and Gas Governance in the Arctic: A Leadership Role for the U.S."
Featuring: Charles Ebinger,
Director of the Energy Security Initiative,
Brookings Institution
**Part of the Shell Oil & Gas Series**
May 16 @ noon, Anchorage Hilton
"Combating rural poverty through
'last mile' solutions"
Featuring: Alex Counts,
President & CEO, Grameen Foundation
May 28 @ noon, Anchorage Hilton
Featuring: Sir Peter Westmacott,
British Ambassador to the U.S.
Information about programs and speakers is available on our website:
www.alaskaworldaffairs.org
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Support WorldQuest
The 2014 Academic WorldQuest
winning student team from Fairbanks
journeys to Washington, D.C. to compete in the National Competition on April 26th. 
Simply select "Support a Student at WorldQuest" for $75 or "Support a Team at WorldQuest" for $300 when you register for this event or donate seperately by clicking here!
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Join AKWorld TODAY!
Join the Alaska World Affairs Council and become a member of a dynamic organization dedicated to educating, informing and inspiring its members through professional exchanges and series relating to current international issues. Click here for more information or to join/renew now!
A seasoned foreign policy professional, Richard Boucher served at the center of the action as Ambassador (Cyprus), Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, including Afghanistan and Pakistan (2006-2009), Consul General during the handover of Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule (1996-1999) and the longest-serving spokesmen of the U.S. State Department (1989-1992 and 2000-2005). He achieved the highest rank, Career Ambassador, in the US Foreign Service.
Early in his career as an economic officer in China, he tracked reform on the ground. Over the next decades, he developed a unique perspective on emerging markets, especially China and India and the rebalancing of the global economy. As spokesman for six Secretaries of State, including four years under Colin Powell, he repeatedly managed communications in crises. During the fall of the Berlin Wall, Tiananmen, the first and second Gulf Wars, 9/11 and other momentous events, he helped create the history that has shaped our times. From 2009-2013, as Deputy Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), he promoted better standards and practices for economic recovery with a focus on developing and emerging countries.
Richard is now embarking on a new career teaching, speaking and writing about foreign policy, with a focus on the emerging powers. He is teaching Diplomacy and Economic Power at the Ford School of the University of Michigan in the winter semester of 2014 as the Towsley Policymaker in Residence. He has also joined the Board of the Mountain Institutean organization which works with mountain peoples to preserve ecology and culture in the mountains of West Virginia, Nepal and Peru.
This program is presented thanks to a grant from:
In partnership with:
Please RSVP online by clicking "Register Now!" above or by emailing us at info@alaskaworldaffairs.org or calling us at (907) 276-8038 by Wednesday, April 23rd.
Pay-in-advance:
Members Lunch $25, Non-Members Lunch $30, Lecture Only $15
Pay-at-the-door:
Members Lunch $30, Non-Members Lunch $35, Lecture Only $15
~ All students receive lunch for free thanks to a sponsorship from BP. Please bring your student ID.
