Former Ambassador to Benin, Chad to Speak at Baker Center
James Knight, former US ambassador to Benin and Chad, will speak at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 27.
Polish Ambassador to Speak at Baker Center April 12
Piotr Wilczek, Polish ambassador to the United States, will speak at UT’s Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy Wednesday, April 12, as part of the Ashe Distinguished Lecture Series. Wilczek’s lecture, “Poland and the World,” begins at 5:30 p.m. in the center’s Toyota Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
Baker Center Announces 2017 Spring Lectures and Public Events
The Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy has released its schedule for lectures and events this spring.
Former Polish Foreign Minister to Speak at UT’s Baker Center September 21
Radoslaw “Radek” Sikorski, former foreign minister of Poland, will speak at UT’s Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy Wednesday, September 21, as part of the Ashe Distinguished Lecture Series.
Former NATO Ambassador Kurt Volker to Speak at Baker Center
Former NATO Ambassador Kurt Volker—a leading expert in US foreign and national security policy—will speak at UT’s Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 25, at as part of the Ashe Distinguished Lecture Series.
Ashe Lecture: US Ambassador to Libya to Speak at the Baker Center
Deborah Jones, the United States ambassador to Libya, will speak on US–Libya relations at the second of this semester’s Ashe Distinguished Lecture Series on Tuesday, April 21, at UT.
Ashe Lecture: Ambassador from Oman to Speak about Oman-US Relations
Two women ambassadors will be featured in separate lectures as part of this year’s Ashe Distinguished Lecture Series sponsored by the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy.
Former Senator Richard Lugar to Give Baker Center’s Ashe Lecture at UT
Former Senator Richard Lugar will be at UT Knoxville, on Tuesday, August 27, to deliver the semiannual Ashe Lecture sponsored by the Baker Center. The event will begin at 1:30 p.m. in the center’s Toyota Auditorium and is free and open to the public. Lugar was Indiana’s longest-serving congressman, serving from 1977 until this year.