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SPEAKER SERIES 2007
 
May 2007
 
Sir Eldon GriffithsSPEAKER SERIES
Sir Eldon Griffiths
 
Sir Eldon’s recent book, "Turbulent Iran : Revelations, Recollections and Proposals for Peace" will provide the foundation for the discussion.  With chapter headings such as, “Mosaddegh Lifts His Nightgown”, “Bee-Pee and a Topless Beach”, “Corpses of Eagle Claw”, and “Is President Ahmadi-nejad Bad or Mad?”, we’re anticipating a conversation laced with history, personal perspective and insight into this dynamic and challenging country.
 
Event Information:
May 9, 2007 at 12-1:30 PM (Wachovia Executive Dining Room at the One Wachovia Building)
 
BIOGRAPHY
Sir Eldon lives and works on both sides of the Atlantic and has been engaged in world affairs for the past four decades.  Most recently he has been involved in Libya ’s abandonment of Weapons of Mass Destruction, Sudan ’s conflict in Darfur and the Middle East peace process.  He has been a foreign correspondent and editor for Time, Life, and Newsweek.  Additionally, he has held positions such as Member of Parliament and government Minister in the United Kingdom , director of multinational companies, and President of the National Board for the World Affairs Council of America.  
 
Copies of his book will be available for purchase at $17.95 by check or Visa/MC; Sir Eldon has agreed to provide autographs.
 
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Reservation Info:
 
Cost: $35 for members and $45 for nonmembers.
 
Seating is limited to 65 participants so we encourage reservations at your earliest convenience and before May 4, 2007.  We can accept Visa/MC payments over the phone at 704.687.7762, or we’ve just added a feature to pay online at our website www.charlotteworld.org.  
 

 

 
APRIL 2007  
 
SPEAKER SERIES
His Excellency Jean-David Levitte
Ambassador of France to the United States.
 
The World Affairs Council of Charlotte along with Areva, Honorary French Consul Millie Cox, and The French American Chamber of Commerce Present His Excellency Jean-David Levitte, Ambassador of France to the United States.
 
Topic: “U.S. – French Relations”
 
Event Information:
Tuesday, April 3, 2007 at 12 noon
Westin Hotel Charlotte, 601 S. College Street
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BIOGRAPHY
Ambassador Jean-David Levitte presented his credentials to President Bush in December, 2002. He has had a distinguished and outstanding career in the French Foreign Service, serving on the staff of two French Presidents and holding various senior positions.

Ambassador Levitte earned a law degree and is a graduate of Sciences-Po, the renowned Institute for Political Science in Paris, and of the National School of Oriental Languages, where he studied Chinese and Indonesian. His early posts included Hong Kong and Beijing. He also worked for President Valery Giscard d’Estaing at the Elysee Palace. Ambassador Levitte’s fi rst position in the United States was as Second Counselor at the permanent Mission of France to the United Nations in New York. Upon returning to Paris, he was appointed as Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Africa Bureau and was then assigned as Deputy Chief of Staff to the Foreign Minister.
 
Ambassador Levitte’s first position as Ambassador was as the French Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva. After that time, he held senior positions in the French Foreign Ministry, first as Assistant Secretary for Asia and then as Undersecretary for Cultural and Scientific Cooperation. Ambassador Levitte then served as Senior Diplomatic Advisor to President Chirac. President Chirac then appointed him as French Permanent Representative to the United Nations during which time he successfully handled several international negotiations, including resolution 1441 on Iraq.
 
Ambassador Levitte is married and has two daughters.
 
Reservation Info:
 
$40/members $50/nonmembers
Visa, Master Card and Checks accepted. Please call 704-687-7762 before March 28th for reservations
Checks made payable to the World
Affairs Council of Charlotte
may be sent to:
 
World Affairs Council of Charlotte
UNC-Charlotte, 227 CHHS Building
9201 University City Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28223
 

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AREVA
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Honorary French Consul Millie Cox
 
The French American Chamber of Commerce
 
 
 
 
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