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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 1, 2007

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

JHU SAIS Center on Politics and Foreign Relations and Financial Times to Host Democratic Presidential Debate on Iraq

The Center on Politics and Foreign Relations (CPFR) at the Johns Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) and the Financial Times will host "Democratic Debate on Iraq: Presidential Candidates Present Their Views," on Wednesday, June 6 from 8 to 9:30 p.m.

CPFR and the Financial Times have invited the announced 2008 Democratic presidential candidates to participate in a 90-minute forum to explain their views on the Iraq War to the American public.

At this time, the following candidates have confirmed their participation:

  • Joseph Biden, Democratic senator from Delaware and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
  • Mike Gravel, former Democratic senator from Alaska
  • Dennis Kucinich, Democratic congressman from Ohio

Moderators for the debate will include:

  • Ed Luce, Washington bureau chief of the Financial Times
  • Robert Guttman, director of CPFR

Admittance to the debate is by invitation only. However, the event is open to the media for coverage. The session will be held in the Kenney Auditorium of the school's Nitze Building, located at 1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.

Media who want to cover this event must register with Felisa Neuringer Klubes at the SAIS Public Affairs Office at 202.663.5626 or fklubes@jhu.edu.