CNN Event

I highly recommend CNN’s upcoming television special, “The Next President: A World Of Challenges.” I had the pleasure this afternoon of being in the audience for the tv taping at GW’s Lisner Auditorium.  Former secretaries of state, Albright, Baker, Christopher, Kissinger, and Powell were asked about the advice they would give to the incoming President of the United States.

This event was taped for broadcast on CNN and will premier Saturday, September 20, 2008 at 9 pm.  It will also be available online at CNN.com.  For the entire written transcript of the presentation, go to this link.

The event was also live-blogged by The GW Hatchet, The George Washington University’s independant student newspaper.

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US Secretaries Of State

I waited in a very long line yesterday to get a ticket to a roundtable discussion between five former secretaries of state that will take place on September 15 at The George Washington University.  Madeleine Albright, James Baker, Warren Christopher, Henry Kissinger, and Colin Powell will assess the foreign policy challenges confronting the next presidential administration.  The event will be moderated by CNN’s Christiane Amanpour and Frank Sesno, and will air at a later time on CNN.  I am very excited for this panel.

Only in Washington DC would you see over 800 students lining up for several hours to see former secretaries of state!

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