Former US Ambassador To Speak At Fairfield University

FAIRFIELD — Richard Holbrooke, former US Ambassador to the United Nations, will speak at Fairfield University on Monday, November 12, at 7:30 pm, when Open VISIONS and the Carl and Dorothy Bennett Center for Judaic Studies present the fourth annual Jacoby-Lunin Humanitarian Lectureship, “Humanitarian Challenges to World Diplomacy Past, Present and Future.”

Mr Holbrooke most recently served as the US Ambassador to the United Nations where he was also a member of President Clinton’s cabinet, from 1999 to 2001. In that capacity and in other positions, he played a vital role in the development of US policy toward the United Nations, the Balkans, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and humanitarian crisis issues such as AIDS.

The lecture will take place in the University’s Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. It is sponsored by the Frank Jacoby Foundation. Tickets are $15. For information call (203) 254-4010 or (877)-ARTS-396.