FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 5, 2009

Contact: Jeff Barrus 202.663.7738
E-mail: gjbarrus@jhu.edu

Senator John McCain to Speak at JHU SAIS on Human Rights and Foreign Policy

Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) will speak at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on “Why Freedom Still Matters” at 1 p.m. on Monday, November 9.

McCain will commemorate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and speak about the continuing need for the United States to support human rights in its foreign policy.

The event, hosted by the SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations, is free and open to the public. It 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 transatlanticrsvp@jhu.edu or call 202.663.5880 with questions. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Members of the media who plan to cover the event should respond to Jeff Barrus at the SAIS Communications Office at 202.663.7738 or gjbarrus@jhu.edu.