Event: The Future of U.S. Policy in Iraq

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
The Foreign Policy Association (FPA) will resume its John B. Hurford Memorial
Lecture Series with a lecture on the "The Future of U.S. Policy in Iraq" by
Richard J. Schmierer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State at the Bureau of Near
Eastern Affairs, on Monday, June 29, 2009 at the headquarters of Scholastic,
Inc.

Mr. Schmierer will present a brief overview of U.S. policy in Iraq and explain
the direction it will take in the coming months as U.S. troops withdraw.

The John B. Hurford Memorial Lecture series was inaugurated in 2002 in memory of
John B. Hurford, a devoted Director of the Foreign Policy Association. The
series is supported by the Hurford Foundation and features individuals who
represent critical new thinking in international affairs and foreign policy.
Past speakers include: Ambassador Ronald Neumann, President, American Academy of
Diplomacyand Robert Hormats, Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs (International),
Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Founded in 1918, the mission of the Foreign Policy Association today, as it has
been throughout its 91-year history, is to serve as a catalyst for developing
awareness, understanding and informed opinion on U.S. foreign policy and global
issues. Through its balanced, nonpartisan publications and programs, FPA
encourages citizens to participate in the foreign policy process. To learn more
about the Foreign Policy Association, please visit www.fpa.org

Advanced registration required to cover the event. Please contact the FPA Events
Department at tfujiki@fpa.org or at 212-481-8100 ext. 222.

Foreign Policy Association
Takako Fujiki, 212-481-8100 Ext. 222
tfujiki@fpa.org

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