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Value of American Foreign Policy in Asia and the World
August 10, 2017, 6:15 PM
Our Summer Dinner Program
Thursday, August 10 6:15 PM
Colby College
Ambassador Derek Mitchell
The Value of American Foreign Policy in Asia and the World
The Mid-Maine Global forum is pleased to host Ambassador Derek Mitchell as our guest speaker at our annual summer dinner program. Ambassador Mitchell is senior advisor to the Asia Program at the U.S. Institute of Peace. His most recent position in his distinguished career was as Ambassador to Myanmar (2012-2016). He was director of the Southeast Asia Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C., and worked for the Department of Defense specializing in Asian security policies. Ambassador Mitchell has authored numerous books, and articles on Asian security affairs, and co-authored China: The Balance Sheet – What the World Needs to Know about the Emerging Superpower (Public Affairs, 2006). Ambassador Mitchell will bring his expertise and experience to us with his discussion of the value of American foreign policy in Asia and the world.
Please join us as Ambassador Mitchell shares his perceptions on U.S. foreign policy in Asia. We look forward to sharing an enriching evening with you!
Place: Schair-Swenson-Watson Alumni Center, Colby College
(See campus map at http://www.colby.edu) Park at rear of building.
Time: 6:15 Wine/Beer Reception
7:00 Dinner followed by Keynote Address and Q & A
Choice of Entree:
Pan-roasted Statler Chicken Breast
w/ crisp potato cake, wilted greens and lemon-herb compound butter
or
Pan-seared Wild Salmon
w/maple mustard glaze, french beans, and fork-mashed potatoes
or
Wild Mushroom Risotto Cake
w/roasted butternut squash
Wine will be served with the dinner.
Price: $35 per person
As seating is limited, please RSVP BY NOON FRIDAY, Aug 4 to:
or call 859-4730
to let us know your choice of dinner entree, and if you have a seating preference.
Please send a check, payable to “Mid-Maine Global Forum,” by Friday, August 4th to:
Teresa Van Deventer, Special Programs, 4730 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901
The Mid-Maine Global Forum Board: Steve Ball (chair), Mary Benziger, Jim Fleming, Michael Griffin, Elizabeth Helitzer, Sylvia Jadczak, Steve Knight, Bill Lee, David Leigh, David Richards, Tammy Rabideau, Bonnie Sammons, Joan Sanzenbacher, Crystal Shamas-Douglas, Nat Shed, Sarah Sugden, Jerry Tipper
Derek Mitchell: Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, where he studied United States and East Asian Diplomatic History and Public International Law; Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Virginia in Foreign Affairs, with a concentration in Soviet Studies. Proficient in Mandarin.
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