Announcements

Schedule Change

We regret that Jonathan Macey has had to cancel his appearance at SILL.

In his place on Tuesday March 23rd in Sarasota and Venice will be Robert Stovall, Sr., a noted investment strategist. His topic will be "Deflation Now: Prepare for Oncoming Inflation".

On Wednesday March 24th in Sarasota, our speaker will be Johannes Werner, a noted authority on Latin America and Cuba. His topic will be "Washington-Havana: Deadlocked, Again".

[posted 3/5/10]

Schedule Change

The unusual snow storm that has played havoc with the mid Atlantic states has also played havoc with the SILL schedule. Ambassador Charles Freeman who was scheduled to speak on Feb 11-12, has not been able to get a flight to Sarasota.

In his place, on Thursday, Dr. Susan MacManus will speak in Sarasota Thursday Feb 11 on the subject, "The 2010 Election Cycle: Tough to Predict; Lots of Unanswered Questions." At the afternoon seminar the subject will be,"Big Issues in 2010: Politics, Economics and the Elusiveness of Bipartisanship."

In Venice on Friday Feb 12, Dr. Jennie Lincoln will address the subject, "What Next for U.S.-Latin American Relations, Change or Continuity?"

[posted 2/10/10]

Schedule Change

Wayne White, who was scheduled to speak on Feb 25 and 26, has informed us he will not be able to keep this engagement. Mr. White has been afflicted with a medical problem that will not permit him to travel for an indeterminate time. We wish him a full and speedy recovery.

Ambassador Barbara Bodine will replace Mr. White. She is a lecturer in public policy at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs where she teaches courses on the Iraq War, US diplomacy in the Persian Gulf region, and, fall 2010, on Yemen.

Amb. Bodine's topic will be "Yemen: Learning the Right Lessons and Avoiding the Mistakes of Iraq and Afghanistan" Having served as our ambassador to Yemen for four years this promises to be an especially timely and enlightening lecture.

[posted 1/16/10]

Schedule Change

Jeremy Shapiro, who was scheduled to speak on January 19 and 20 has accepted a position at the Department of State. His new job does not permit him to speak publically on issues of foreign policy and thus he has had to cancel his engagement with SILL.

Dr. James M. Goldgeier will replace Mr. Shapiro. He is a Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the Elliott School of International Affairs at The George Washington University.

Dr. Goldgeier's topic on Tuesday, Jan 19 will be, "Does America Still Need Europe?" and on Wednesday, Jan 20, "Obama, NATO, and the War in Afghanistan."

[posted 11/19/09]