FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 14, 2009

Contact: Felisa Neuringer Klubes 202.663.5626
E-mail: fklubes@jhu.edu

CARE President Helene Gayle to Speak at JHU SAIS

Helene Gayle, president and CEO of CARE USA, will give the next speech of the W.P. Carey Global Leader Lecture Series at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on Tuesday, April 21 at 12:30 p.m. 

Gayle will speak about “Challenges of Foreign Assistance in Today’s World.”

CARE is one of the premier international humanitarian organizations, with programs to end poverty in more than 60 countries. Previously, Gayle spent 20 years with the Centers for Disease Control, focused on primarily on combating HIV/AIDS. She then directed the HIV, TB and Reproductive Health Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Gayle is also a member of The Johns Hopkins University Board of Trustees.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held in Kenney Auditorium located on the first floor of the school’s Nitze Building, 1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. Members of the public should RSVP to 202.663.5636 or saisevents@jhu.edu.

Members of the media who plan to cover the event should respond to Felisa Neuringer Klubes at the SAIS Communications Office at 202.663.5626 or fklubes@jhu.edu.