50th Anniversary
Wake County United Nations Association
Annual United Nations Dinner

Topic:

The Most Important Crises in the World Today, with particular reference to importance to the U.S.A..

Speaker:

Jon Sawyer, Director of The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting in Washington, DC

Background:

Jon Sawyer is a graduate of Yale and has held fellowships at Princeton and Harvard. For many years he was Washington Bureau Chief of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch which led him to travel to many of the world's hot spots. His skill has been evident many years at the Annual SE World Affairs Institute not only in reporting and interpreting world events but also in summarizing the work of others. Current projects at his Center include Global Warming, Congo elections, Iran and the Caucasus, and U.S. relations with Cambodia. Future projects may include toxic industries in China, using computers to combat illiteracy in India, population growth in Lagos, full-scale war in Sudan, our relations with Venezuela, millions dying in Niger, the status of non-violence in Gandhi's town.

Date and Time

Thursday, October 26th 6:00pm-9:15pm
Registration:	6:00 pm (download form)
International dinner:	6:30 pm
Program	7:30 pm
Close	9:15 pm

Place:

NC State University Club, off Hillsborough Avenue just west of the Beltline (there's a sign).
4200 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh NC — first entrance west of I-440
[Map]

Registration:

Please download, print, and fill-out a Registration Form.

Price:

For registrations mailed before October 20, 2006:

Adults $27, Students $12 (students subsidized by special contributions)

Registrations paid after October 20, 2006:

$30 for adults, $15 for students

Make check to UNA-Wake and mail, along with a completed Registration Form, to:

UNA-Wake
1307 Sycamore Dr.
Garner, NC  27529

Contributions to Widows with Strength and UNICEF will be sent as two checks from our Chapter. Do not write separate checks.2

Questions?

Call Ed Klemmer: 847-7992 or email: erklemmer@earthlink.net

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