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Thursday,
Feb. 11
- 7:30 p.m.,
Spring Lake Village Auditorium, 5555 Montgomery Dr., Santa Rosa.
International Volunteerism: a Challenging Career during
Retirement,
F. Deborah Johnson
(Deborah Eid), M.D., FACP
Retirement in Sonoma County in 1995 presented opportunities
for a new career for our speaker - volunteer work. She has
lectured in oncology for several organizations and government
programs in major cities in the U.S., Europe, China, Russia, and
Turkey and she has worked in medical clinics in Viet Nam,
Poland, Ecuador, Thailand, Brazil, and Ghana. Locally
Deborah teaches ESL and was vice president of WACSC. Dr.
Johnson will discuss her recent adventures in Ecuador and Ghana.
Dr. Johnson (M.D. / University of Wisconsin; internal
medicine and oncology fellowship, Ann Arbor) taught at the UCSF
Cancer Research Institute for 26 years. As Chair of the
Department of Oncology at Kaiser in Redwood City, she set up
Kaiser tumor boards and the first Kaiser Home Hospice facility.
Reservations not required. Costs free
for members, guests $5.
Friday,
Feb. 26
- 6:00 p.m., Fountaingrove Golf Club,
1525 Fountaingrove Pkwy, Santa Rosa.
Annual Dinner, The U.S. and Asia: Where do we Stand a
d Where are we Going?,
Michael H. Armacost, PhD., Chairman of the Board and
Executive Committee, Shorenstein Distinguished Fellow for
Political Affairs, Asia/Pacific Research Center, Stanford.
Ambassador Armacost has recently been named Chairman of the
Board and the Executive Committee of the the Asia Foundation.
He served as President of the Brookings Institution, 1995-2002;
Ambassador to Japan, 1989-1993; Ambassador to the Philippines,
1982-1984;and Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs.
He has held senior policy responsibilities in the National
Security Council and the Department of Defense. A native
of Ohio, Armacost graduated from Carlton College and earned his
Master's and PhD. at Columbia University. He is the author
of three books on foreign affairs, the latest of which,
Friends or Rivals, draws on his experience as Ambassador to
Japan.
Ambassador Armacost will speak about the role of the United
States in a rapidly developing Asia. His many years in
high positions covering Asia and his present position at the
Asia Foundation give him a unique perspective on foreign affairs
concerning Asia.
Reservations required by Feb. 19.
Costs: members $35, guests $40.
Friday,
Mar. 5
- noon,
La Gare Restaurant,, 208 Wilson St., Santa Rosa.
What the
Allies Expect from the United States,
Robert J.
O'Neill, Chairman of the International Academic Advisory
Committee, United States Study Centre, Sydney, Australia.
What do our Allies think of our current strategy in Iraq and
Afghanistan? What do they expect us to do to in other places
around the world? Is the U.S. expected to be the World’s No. 1
policeman, traffic cop and disaster aid supplier? Answers to
these questions and others will be supplied by a long time
friend of the United States.
Robert O’Neill, native and resident of Australia, served 13
years as an officer in the Australian regular army, was a Rhodes
Scholar at Oxford (Ph.D. in Modern History), taught military
history at the Royal Military College of Australia, then became
professor at Oxford and also a Fellow at All Souls College. He
taught international relations at the Australian National
University and directed its Strategic and Defense Studies
Centre.
Professor O’Neill has written three books and numerous
articles on war strategy, is recognized worldwide as an
authority on foreign affairs, and is personally acquainted with
many of the current leaders in the United States and Europe.
Reservations required. Costs: $23
for members, guests $28. |
For reservations, make checks payable to WACSC and send to World Affairs Council, PO Box 1433,
Santa Rosa, CA 95402.
Reminder!
We have a great corporate sponsor,
Spring Lake Village, please support them at every
opportunity.
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