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Photo, Howard GruenspechtEnergy Department Official Howard Gruenspecht Announces U.S. Energy Forecasts on December 17
Howard Gruenspecht, acting administrator of the Energy Information Administration (EIA) at the U.S. Department of Energy, discussed "EIA Updated Energy Forecasts to 2030" on Wednesday, December 17. Click here for audio of this event.


SAIS Hosted Book Event on Shah of Iran on December 3
On Wednesday, December 3, Gholam Reza Afkhami, senior scholar at the Foundation for Iranian Studies, discussed his new book, The Life and Times of the Shah. Commentary was provided by Kenneth Pollack, director of research at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution; Vali Nasr, professor of international politics at the Tufts University Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy; and Azar Nafisi (moderator), director of SAIS Cultural Conversations. Click here for audio of this event.



January 2008 News & Events
SAIS Hosted Discussion on Pakistan's Upcoming Presidential Elections on January 29
Daniel Markey, senior fellow for India, Pakistan and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations; Robin Raphel, senior vice president at Cassidy and Associates; and Hasan-Askari Rizvi, visiting scholar of South Asia Studies at SAIS, spoke about "Is Pakistan Ready for Elections?" on Tuesday, January 29.
 
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SAIS Hosted Discussion on Kenya's Presidential Elections on January 25
David Throup, SAIS professorial lecturer in African Studies and senior associate in the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS); Joel Barkan, research fellow at the National Endowment for Democracy and senior associate at CSIS; Stephen N. Ndegwa, visiting scholar at the UCLA Globalization Research Center (Africa); and Shari Bryan, vice president for administration at the National Democratic Institute, spoke at SAIS about "Kenya's Crisis: Origins and Prospects" on Friday, January 25.
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United Technologies CEO George David to Speak at SAIS on January 24
George David, chairman and chief executive officer of United Technologies Corporation (UTC), spoke at SAIS as part of the W. P.  Carey Global Leader Lecture Series on January 24.  He spoke about a range of issues, including innovative technology, productivity and performance, and social responsibility.
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Pollster Andrew Kohut Spoke at JHU SAIS
Andrew Kohut, president of the Pew Research Center, spoke about “Public Opinion and Foreign Policy in the 2008 Presidential Elections" on Wednesday, January 23 at 12:30 p.m. in the Kenney Auditorium.
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2007 Issue of SAISPHERE Is Now Available
SAIS recently published the 2007 issue of its annual magazine, SAISPHERE. In this issue we asked several members of the faculty, scholar and alumni community to explore the theme, "The Power of Elections?" to coincide with our "Year of Elections and Foreign Policy." Click here for the online version or send an email to saispubaffairs@jhu.edu to request a printed copy.

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