Public Policy Discussion and Luncheon on the Occasion of the 81st Annual Meeting
Revisiting the “Axis of Evil”: What Next?

Ambassador Christopher Hill
Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver and former Ambassador to Iraq

May 11, 2012

12:00-1:45 p.m.

Duquesne Club, 325 Sixth Avenue, Pittsburgh

Online registration is closed. If you would like to attend, please contact Melanie Gulasy at 412-281-7970.

As the war in Iraq comes to a close, many policy analysts are considering the fate of the “Axis of Evil’s” two other nations, North Korea and Iran. In 2012 alone, North Korea experienced a change in political leadership with the succession of Kim Jong-un, while in the same year international tensions has escalated to talk of a possible war involving Iran. How useful is the “Axis of Evil” label in understanding international political dynamics? Is this decade-old idea still important to calculating global threats, or should policy makers rethink the United States’ strategic approach to Asia? Join former Ambassador Christopher Hill for expert projections on America’s role in the world’s most pressing current and future geopolitical conflicts.

Prior to Ambassador Hill’s address, the Council will present the Donald E. Farr and George C. Oehmler Awards to an outstanding high school student and teacher in connection with Council programs.

Ambassador Christopher R. Hill is the Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at The University of Denver, a position he has held since September 2010. He is a former career diplomat, a four-time ambassador, nominated by three presidents, whose last post was as U.S. Ambassador to Iraq from April 2009 until August 2010.  Prior to Iraq, Amb. Hill served as Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs from 2005 until 2009 during which he was also the head of the U.S. delegation to the Six Party Talks on the North Korean nuclear issue. Earlier, He was the U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea.  Previously he served as U.S. Ambassador to Poland (2000-2004), Ambassador to the Republic of Macedonia (1996-1999), and Special Envoy to Kosovo (1998-1999).  He also served as a Special Assistant to the President and a Senior Director on the staff of the National Security Council, 1999-2000.  Earlier in his Foreign Service career, Amb. Hill served tours in Belgrade, Warsaw, Seoul, and Tirana, and on the Department of State's Policy Planning staff and in the Department’s Operation Center.  While on a fellowship with the American Political Science Association he served as a staff member for Congressman Stephen Solarz working on Eastern European issues.  He also served as the Department of State's Senior Country Officer for Poland.  Amb. Hill received the State Department’s Distinguished Service Award for his contributions as a member of the U.S. negotiating team in the Bosnia peace settlement, and was a recipient of the Robert S. Frasure Award for Peace Negotiations for his work on the Kosovo crisis.  Prior to joining the Foreign Service, Amb. Hill served as a Peace Corps volunteer in rural Cameroon, West Africa.

Costs
Council Members: $45 | Non-Members: $60 | Table of eight (8) $360

Participants must register to attend. Please advise in advance of any dietary restrictions. No-shows and cancellations after May 5, 2012 will be charged.

Online registration is closed. If you would like to attend, please contact Melanie Gulasy at 412-281-7970.