Ambassador Richard Holbrooke to Speak at JHU SAIS

Richard Holbrooke, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, will speak at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on Tuesday, 02/26 at 4 p.m.

His lecture topic will be "Bosnia, Kosovo and Macedonia: Reflections on a Decade of Challenges Securing Peace in the Balkans."

Prior to serving as ambassador to the U.N., Holbrooke was appointed by President Clinton in 1995 to assemble a team to end the war in Southeastern Europe, becoming the chief architect of the Dayton Accords.

This lecture, part of the "Balkans Forum," is co-hosted with SAIS by the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs and Search for Common Ground.

The event, which is open to the public, will be held in the Kenney Auditorium of the Nitze Building, located at 1740 Massachusetts Ave., N.W., in Washington, D.C. Members of the public must RSVP to Search for Common Ground at [email protected] or 202.777.2206.

Members of the SAIS Community (students, faculty, staff) MUST RSVP to attend this event as well. Please RSVP t Search for Common Ground at [email protected] or 202.777.2206

Members of the media who want to cover this event should contact Felisa Neuringer Klubes in the SAIS Public Affairs Office at 202.663.5626 or [email protected].