FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 9, 2010

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

JHU SAIS to Host Washington, D.C., Launch of Hank Paulson’s New Book on Global Financial Crisis

The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) will host the Washington, D.C., book launch of On the Brink: Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System by Henry M. Paulson Jr. on Tuesday, February 16 at 5:30 p.m.

This event will feature a discussion with Paulson, former U.S. Treasury secretary and currently SAIS distinguished visiting scholar and Bernard L. Schwartz Forum on Constructive Capitalism fellow, and Walter Isaacson, president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, about Paulson’s new book published February 1 by Business Plus.

On the Brink is Paulson’s much-awaited account of how he tackled the most serious financial crisis confronting the United States—and the world—since the Great Depression. Paulson puts the reader in the room for all of the intense moments he addressed urgent market conditions, weighed critical decisions, and debated policy and economic considerations with all of the notable players. He is donating the proceeds from the book to the nonprofit Homeownership Preservation Fund, which helps families avoid foreclosure.

Admittance to the lecture is by invitation only. However, the event is open to the media for coverage.

SAIS also will host a live Webcast of the event accessible at www.sais-jhu.ede/live

The event will be held in the Kenney Auditorium of the school’s Nitze Building, located at 1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., in Washington, D.C.

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