Indiana Council on World Affairs, Inc.(ICWA)
Since 1955
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Our March Program will be:
“Challenges in CIA Analysis of
Proliferation and Terrorism Threats.”
Peter A. Clement
Deputy Director for Intelligence
for Analytic Programs
CIA Directorate of Intelligence
Wednesday, March 17th, 2009
The Marten House Conference Center
(Just East of St. Vincent Hospital)
1801 West 86th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Peter Clement was appointed Deputy Director for Intelligence
for Analytic Programs in January 2005. Mr. Clement joined the
Agency in 1977 and spent much of his first 25 years focused on the Soviet
Union and post-Soviet Russia —as an analyst, as Director of the
Office of Russia-Eurasian Analysis and then as CIA’s Russia Issue
Manager from 1997-2003.
Since then, Mr. Clement was a PDB briefer for then Vice
President Cheney and NSC Adviser Rice, and subsequently served as
the DCI’s Representative to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.
Mr. Clement holds a PhD in Russian history and an MA in European
history, both from Michigan State University; he has a BA in liberal
arts from SUNY-Oswego.
He has been active in the American Association for the Advancement
of Slavic Studies since 1974, the Brookings Institution Russia
Seminar since 1995, and has been a member of the Council on Foreign
Relations since 2001.
Mr. Clement taught Russian history and politics for over ten
years as an adjunct professor at local universities , and has published
some ten journal articles and book chapter on Russia, Central Asia, and
the Cuban missile crisis.
Please join us in welcoming Mr. Clement to Indianaoplis. Please click here for reservation details.
The Program:
Since 1955 ICWA's Distinguished Speakers has brought some of the world's best minds to Indianapolis for a dinner presentation to discuss international topics of interest. The program is held at The Marten House Hotel and conference center located at 1801 West 86th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46260 (Just east of St. Vincent Hospital).
This program is typically held on the third Wednesday of the month September-May, except December. Advanced reservations are required to attend the dinner. Please see invitation posted on this page for reservation instructions. They may differ slightly for each speaker. Please be prompt with your reservation. We cannot accomodate reservations made after the deadline posted in the invitation.
The price of the dinner program for members is $24 and their guests, $30 for non-members. The public is welcome to attend the talk only portion of the program for $3 (members), $4 (non-members).
The program begins with a short reception from 5:30-6:15pm. Dinner is from 6:15-7:15pm. The program begins at 7:15pm. If you are not attending the dinner please remain in the lobby area until the end of dinner.
Recent Past Programs:
- Ian Vazquez, Cato Institue. "Time to end the international War on Drugs.
- Amb. Jean M. Wilkowski. “Abroad for Her Country: Tales of a Pioneer Woman Ambassador in US Foreign Service.”
- Michael Kraig, Stanley Foundation, “The US Role in a Changing Global Order.”
- Michael G. Smith, Purdue University, “The Russian GeorgianWar: Origins,Meanings And Prospects for the USA.”
- Larry Birns, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, “The United States’ Foreign PolicyTowards Latin America."
- Lt. Gen. Carol A. Mutter, US Marines, Ret., “US Defense Policy and the Transition to a New Administration.”
- David S. Mason, Butler University, “The End of the American Century.”
- Juan Manuel Solana, Mexican Consulate, “US-Mexican Relations.”
- Sean Meyer, Union of Concerned Scientists, “Nuclear Weapons: National Security Asset or Liability.”
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